book profit

profit which has been made but not yet realised through a transaction, such as a stock which has risen in value but is still being held, also called unrealised gain or unrealised profit or paper gain or paper profit (Inv)

In other languages:

• profitt fuq il-kotba [MT] - profitt li jkun diġà sar imma ma jkunx għadu ġie rreġistrat bħala tranżazzjoni
• profitto sui libri contabili [IT]