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Examples of red ink in a Sentence
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The machines that tabulate ballots can’t read red ink.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, both presidential candidates are out promising actions that, if enacted would only swell this tide of red ink.
—Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
In 2023, SunPower lost $227.1 million from its ongoing operations, red ink which was a sharp setback compared to the company’s profit of $93.9 million in 2022, according to the Yahoo Finance site.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 31 July 2024
European auto sales charts are filled with red ink as economies totter but a rare positive story surrounds Toyota’s premium subsidy Lexus, which will be helped by its newest electric vehicle, the RZ 300e.
—Neil Winton, Forbes, 8 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 15 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
red ink
noun1
: a business loss
2
: the condition of showing a business loss
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