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Meaning of red ink | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˈɹɛdˌiŋk/

Definitions

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

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.

See also

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