SINCE 1828
red ink
nounDefinition of red ink
1
: a business loss : deficit
2
: the condition of showing a business loss
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Mara began to make money with the Giants, and later so did Marshall in D.C., but the rest mostly simmered in red ink for years. — Edward Kosner, WSJ, "‘The League’ Review: Single Wing and a Prayer," 6 Nov. 2018 Redding, who is Asian American, brought with her Maya Little, 25, an African American doctoral student who’d later get arrested for throwing a mix of red ink and blood on a Confederate monument in Chapel Hill known as Silent Sam. — Shaun Assael, Glamour, "The Secret Fight to Save Confederate Monuments," 16 Aug. 2018 Dumping a bucket of red ink on one's successor, usually during an economic slide, is practically a California gubernatorial tradition. — George Skelton, latimes.com, "Gov. Jerry Brown's parting gift to his successor: ship-shape state finances," 14 May 2018 But take them all together, and the ledger of economic gain from employment versus economic loss from death and injury plainly is written in blood-red ink. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, "The gun industry claims to be a big job creator. Here's why you shouldn't believe it," 21 May 2018 But as the company slowly descends deeper and deeper into red ink, the value of the company's brand is also suffering. — Nathan Bomey, USA TODAY, "Sears brand name deteriorates in value as sales suffer," 16 Feb. 2018 Not only have total originations of new loans declined as the refinance market shrinks because of rising interest rates, but many lenders could be staring at red ink and staff layoffs, as well. — Kenneth R. Harney, courant.com, "As Lender Competition Grows, Homebuyers Can Reap Bargains," 7 June 2018 Some debt-free Some municipalities on the list — five to be exact — have no red ink. — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Seeing red: Which Milwaukee suburbs are closest to their debt limits?," 11 July 2018 Not only have total originations of new loans declined as the refinance market shrinks because of rising interest rates, but many lenders could be staring at red ink and staff layoffs, as well. — Kenneth R. Harney, courant.com, "As Lender Competition Grows, Homebuyers Can Reap Bargains," 7 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'red ink.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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