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river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southeastern Asia rising in central Yunnan, China, and flowing southeast to the Red River in northern Vietnam
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Synonyms & Antonyms for black
Synonyms: Adjective
ebony, pitch-black, pitch-dark, pitchy, raven, sable
Synonyms: Noun
blackness, candlelight, dark, darkness, dusk, gloaming, gloom, murk, night, semidarkness, shade, shadows, twilight, umbra
Antonyms: Adjective
Antonyms: Noun
blaze, brightness, brilliance, day, daylight, glare, glow, light, lightness
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Examples of black in a Sentence
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a little black dress blends into the night very wellNoun
The wall was painted in black. a mixture of grays and blacks She was dressed in black.Verb
He blacked his boots with polish. Labor union members have blacked the company.
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Rallings, who is black, said the police department welcomes peaceful protests. — Kelly Mccleary And Darran Simon, CNN, "Anger over earlier police shooting may have helped fuel violence in Memphis," 14 June 2019 This was a truly historic moment for black people in Ecuador. — Charles David Kleymeyer, Smithsonian, "Meet Juan García Salazar, the Man Who Championed Black Identity in Ecuador," 14 June 2019 By default, the browser is black with a red accent to highlight tabs and icons. — Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, "Opera made a ‘gaming browser’ that lets you control CPU usage," 11 June 2019 An American Bicyclist study in 2010 found that while 11 percent of the nation’s adult population was African American, only 5.1 percent of bike riders were black. — Andrea Shaw, nola.com, "New Louisiana cycling club honors black world champion of 1899," 11 June 2019 Raegan, who is black, is grateful for her iPhone, and the data plan paid for by her grandfather. — Larry Fenn, The Denver Post, "Homework gap: Millions of students lack internet at home," 10 June 2019 Raegan, who is black, is grateful for her iPhone, and the data plan paid for by her grandfather. — Michael Melia, courant.com, "‘Homework gap’ shows millions of students, including those in Hartford’s North End, lack home internet," 10 June 2019 Toran, who is black, noticed the retirement and was compelled to write. — Greg Moore, azcentral, "Chris Long's retirement sparks student to write about race, privilege and allies," 8 June 2019 Noor is Somali American and Damond was white; some in the community argued it was treated differently that police shootings in which the victims were black and the officers were white. — Steve Karnowski, Anchorage Daily News, "Former Minneapolis officer who fatally shot 911 caller gets 12½ years in prison, apologizes in court," 7 June 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Police are looking for two male blacks; one wore a black hoodie and the other wore a gray hoodie. — Carole Carlson, Post-Tribune, "Online sale turns deadly as teen shot to death in Gary," 13 June 2019 How did outside academics target equal numbers of whites and blacks? — Antonio García Martínez, WIRED, "Are Facebook Ads Discriminatory? It’s Complicated," 11 June 2019 The image of grumpy people dressed in black, spending hours in drafty churches hating nature and getting their misanthropy refreshed, makes their most beautiful ideas seem merely hypocritical. — Marilynne Robinson, Harper's magazine, "Is Poverty Necessary?," 10 June 2019 In that scene, Fleabag appears in head-to-toe black, wearing a blouse that would not look out of place in a courtroom. — Soraya Roberts, Longreads, "Fashions Fade, But Fleabag Is Forever," 8 June 2019 One victim was white, the other black, an indication, the chief said, that the killer does not appear to be targeting women by race. — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, "Watch live: Detroit police update on suspected serial killer," 7 June 2019 The main culprit for our red-and-black, polka-dotted friends is invasive Asian lady beetles, Harmonia axyridis. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "A 10-Mile-Wide Ladybug Swarm Buzzed Over San Diego," 7 June 2019 Along with a Black Exterior package that dresses the grille details and fender vents in black, the Discovery Sport can be equipped with 21-inch wheels for the first time. — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, "The 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport Adds Style and a Hybrid Model," 21 May 2019 In addition to the usual black, the all-new Fire 7 is also available in Sage, Plum, and Twilight Blue colors. — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, "Amazon's upgraded Fire 7 and Fire 7 Kids Edition tablets get twice the storage for the same price," 16 May 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Reddington recalled blacking in and out as someone called 911 for help. — Katherine Lam, Fox News, "Man accidentally shot by FBI agent in a Denver nightclub recalls bizarre incident," 10 June 2018 Reddington recalled blacking in and out as someone called 911 for help. — Katherine Lam, Fox News, "Man accidentally shot by FBI agent in a Denver nightclub recalls bizarre incident," 10 June 2018 Reddington recalled blacking in and out as someone called 911 for help. — Katherine Lam, Fox News, "Man accidentally shot by FBI agent in a Denver nightclub recalls bizarre incident," 10 June 2018 The collection is available in a range of three materials in Dell’Acqua's go-to pink and black, as well as Tod’s signature brown leather. — Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Tod’s Is Launching Their First Factory Capsule Collection with Alessandro Dell’Acqua," 19 Nov. 2018 Reddington recalled blacking in and out as someone called 911 for help. — Katherine Lam, Fox News, "Man accidentally shot by FBI agent in a Denver nightclub recalls bizarre incident," 10 June 2018 Reddington recalled blacking in and out as someone called 911 for help. — Katherine Lam, Fox News, "Man accidentally shot by FBI agent in a Denver nightclub recalls bizarre incident," 10 June 2018 Instead, Giuliani deflects to black-on-black crime. — Jeneé Osterheldt, kansascity, "Turn our anger into change," 25 Nov. 2014 In other words, will black and brown doulas be displaced? — Danielle Jackson, Longreads, "A Frustrating Year of Reporting on Black Maternal Health," 14 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'black.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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black
nounFinancial Definition of black
What It Is
Black is slang for profit. Profit, also called net income, is the amount remaining after all costs, depreciation, interest, taxes, and other expenses have been deducted from total sales. Profit is also referred to as the bottom line, net profit, or net earnings. The formula for profit is:
Total Sales - Total Expenses = Profit
Note that preferred stock dividends are typically included in the traditional net income calculation, but common stock dividends are not.
How It Works
Here is some information about Company XYZ for last year:
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Using the formula and the information above, we can calculate that Company XYZ's profit was:
$1,000,000 - $500,000 - $300,000 - $100,000 - $5,000 + $1,000 - $10,000 - $10,000 = $76,000
This means that Company XYZ made $76,000 of profit last year. It was “in the black.”
Why It Matters
Philosophically speaking, being in the black is what motivates industry, entrepreneurship, and innovation. It is the very thing that enables people to feed themselves, clothe their families, create jobs, and set money aside for the future. It is not a vice, but rather an incentive to dream, take risks, and try harder. As Adam Smith, the founder of modern economics, put it, "It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we can expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.”
In the retail industry, companies often don’t become profitable until the fourth quarter, when Christmas shopping begins. This is the source of the term “Black Friday.”
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