unrealized
adjective
un·re·al·ized
ˌən-ˈrē-ə-ˌlīzd 
: not realized: such as
a
: not effected, accomplished, or fulfilled
The project remains unrealized.
unrealized desires
unrealized potential
b
: not turned into cash by sale
the stock's unrealized gains
c
: not brought to conscious awareness : not understood
unrealized truths
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As discussed in my previous Forbes article, covered expatriates involuntarily stripped of citizenship face a mark-to-market tax on unrealized gains and U.S. recipients of gifts or inheritances from them at any future date face significant transfer taxes.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The Scandinavian country can hit well-off residents with a tax of up to 38 percent on their unrealized capital gains.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
The state payment, to be made in the state budget year that begins July 1 if Pritzker signs the spending plan as expected, would essentially close the books on the unrealized migrant tent encampment plan.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
While new technologies like artificial intelligence and precision medicine offer exciting possibilities, their transformative power will remain unrealized without the infrastructure, data systems and ethical frameworks to guide them responsibly.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
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Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The Scandinavian country can hit well-off residents with a tax of up to 38 percent on their unrealized capital gains.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 June 2025
The state payment, to be made in the state budget year that begins July 1 if Pritzker signs the spending plan as expected, would essentially close the books on the unrealized migrant tent encampment plan.
—Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2025
While new technologies like artificial intelligence and precision medicine offer exciting possibilities, their transformative power will remain unrealized without the infrastructure, data systems and ethical frameworks to guide them responsibly.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unrealized
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“Unrealized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrealized. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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