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Unfortunately, Congress' willingness to boost benefits for some, without dealing with the system's inability to pay future benefits for all, foreshadows the continued inability of governing body to confront and solve the program's deep and ongoing red ink.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Since that time, Boeing has reported more than $33 billion in core operating losses, and there is no end in sight to the red ink.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
The old Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Co. earned a reputation as a no-nonsense, independent, conservative bank, and for all the years, this place kept me out of red ink.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 4 Jan. 2025
To be sure, the U.S. isn’t the only country overflowing with red ink.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024
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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
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“Red ink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20ink. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
red ink
noun1
: a business loss
2
: the condition of showing a business loss
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