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red ink definition

red ink

  1. a deficit or loss shown in the accounts of a bank, company, etc.
  2. the condition of showing such a loss or deficit

Etymology: from the use of red ink to enter debits in account books

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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