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paper profit

paper profit noun: apparent profit shown in accounts but not realized in an expendable form.

Noun

paper profit (plural paper profits)

  1. Apparent profit shown in accounts but not realized in an expendable form.
    • The company had paper profits of two million dollars, but everyone knew that depreciation meant they had really lost 10 million.

paper profit meaning in Tamil

paper profit in Tamil

புத்தக இலாபம்

Forms of paper profit

pluralpaper profits

Questions about paper profit

What does paper profit mean?
Paper profit means apparent profit shown in accounts but not realized in an expendable form.
What is paper profit in Tamil?
Paper profit in Tamil is புத்தக இலாபம். See Paper profit meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is paper profit?
Paper profit is a noun.
What is the plural of paper profit?
The plural of paper profit is paper profits.

Words near paper profit in the dictionary

  1. paper plane
  2. paper planes
  3. paper plate
  4. paper plates
  5. paper plume
  6. paper profit
  7. paper profits
  8. paper punch
  9. paper punches
  10. paper qualification syndrome
  11. paper reed

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