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Meanings of red ink in English

Spanish
déficit

The amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue.

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      Usage of red ink in English
      1
      In red ink across the head of the paper were the words:
      The Ear in the Wall
      2
      I saw something in red ink at the head of the column.
      The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama
      3
      It's tempting to shrug off such red ink as a temporary problem.
      Reuters
      4
      One sentence must be in black ink, and another in red ink.
      Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
      5
      Off to the side, someone added a poignant comment in red ink.
      Wired
      6
      They were signed by the king's hand and seal in red ink.
      History of the Philippine Islands
      7
      Mr Harper has an instinctive distrust of big government and red ink.
      The Irish Times
      8
      Put Maker Faire on your calendar and circle it in red ink.
      Wired
      9
      Some passages were underlined in red ink, with exclamation marks beside them.
      Fatherland
      10
      They show only the evidences of dye-weak dye-wateredred ink, I'd say.'
      The Sleuth of St. James's Square
      11
      Yet none of that would be reflected in black and red ink.
      Homicide: a year on the killing streets
      12
      Meanwhile, speaking of hoodoo, she had some red ink to turn black.
      Jitterbug Perfume
      13
      The new government will take office with the books awash in red ink.
      The Guardian
      14
      He remembered the letter with the words written in red ink:
      The Teeth of the Tiger
      15
      The back of the card was covered with strange characters in red ink.
      The Master of Silence: A Romance
      16
      At least these films won't result in oceans of red ink.
      Reuters
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      Translations for red ink
      Red ink through the time
      Red ink across language varieties
      United States of America
      Common
      United Kingdom
      Common
      Ireland
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