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Meaning of red ink | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɹɛdˌiŋk

Definitions

  1. Financial loss.
    euphemistic, idiomatic, uncountable
  2. Cheap red wine.
    idiomatic, slang, uncountable
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see red, ink.
    uncountable

Equivalents

Bosanski pune
Suomi pune
हिन्दी सुर्ख़ी
Hrvatski pune
日本語 赤字
Српски pune

Examples

“GCN has gleefully swum against the political mainstream. Less comfortable has been the financial torrent that now washes the paper in red ink. Being out of step politically has meant not having access to lucrative advertisers.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

red ivory red jackal red jade Red Jews red judge red junglefowl

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