Red ink

//ˈɹɛdˌiŋk// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Financial loss. euphemistic, idiomatic, uncountable

    "GCN has gleefully swum against the political mainstream. Less comfortable has been the financial torrent that now washes the paper in red ink. Being out of step politically has meant not having access to lucrative advertisers."

  2. 2
    the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue wordnet
  3. 3
    Cheap red wine. idiomatic, slang, uncountable
  4. 4
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, ink. uncountable

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