red ink

noun

1
: a business loss : deficit
2
: the condition of showing a business loss

Examples of red ink in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web By then the company was confronting a tide of red ink. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024 But the General Assembly didn’t outline a long-term plan to fund the ambitious 10-year education reform effort — which increasingly looks like a blueprint for red ink. Ela Jalil, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2024 There’s also the debt and deficits problem : Federal red ink has surged about $7.2 trillion under the Biden-Harris watch, an increase of more than 25% as the administration is set this year to run up a budget shortfall approaching $2 trillion. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 July 2024 The real extremists are elected officials who turn a blind eye to the gushing rivers of red ink that threaten to drown America’s prosperity. David Ditch, National Review, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for red ink 

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Word History

Etymology

from the use of red ink in financial statements to indicate a loss

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of red ink was in 1926

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Cite this Entry

“Red ink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20ink. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

red ink

noun
1
: a business loss
2
: the condition of showing a business loss
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