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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
And Republicans and Democrats share responsibility for the government's ocean of red ink.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 20 Dec. 2024
Obviously, painful cost-cutting and staff reductions, along with multiple increases in subscription prices, played a big role in reversing the sea of red ink at Disney streaming.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Dec. 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 15 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
red ink
noun1
: a business loss
2
: the condition of showing a business loss
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