unrealized

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English realized English unrealized From un- + realized.

1. Not realized; possible to obtain or achieve, yet not obtained or achieved.

   “The architect's unrealized dream was to design the tallest building in the world.”

   “Some women in our group have gone through or are now facing custody battles. For others, it is a constant but as yet unrealized threat.”

2. Not yet realized in cash; hypothetical.

   “unrealized capital gains”

   “That amendment, ratified in 1913, explicitly empowers Congress to tax incomes. But the Moores argue that unrealized gains aren’t income at all.”