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red ink
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Princeton's WordNet
loss, red ink, redverb
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue
"the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"
red-inkverb
mark with red ink
"red-ink the area that is restricted"
Wiktionary
red inknoun
A euphemism for financial loss.
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red ink
Red ink, in business terminology, refers to financial losses, debt, or a negative amount appearing in financial statements or records. It derives from the tradition of using red ink to enter a negative amount in book-keeping. Conversely, "black ink" is used to indicate profit or positive amounts.
Anagrams for red ink »
drinke
kinder
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of red ink in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of red ink in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of red ink in a Sentence
By most accounts, if you look at asset classes at the beginning of the year compared to today, loans are probably on a short list of things that have actually delivered what investors expected, returning about 3 percent at mid-year, that's better than equities, high yield bonds and the vast majority of bondland in red ink.
Remember, their red ink is our black ink.
I've seen spreadsheets that show a great number of districts showing red ink for the fall, they are getting less money than they anticipated.
The bad news is that the market is shrinking. This is bad news for everyone, when the rouble sinks it's a bloodbath for everybody. It's red ink, people are losing money, all car manufacturers are losing money.
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