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red ink
red inkn.1. A financial loss in business.2. The condition of showing a fiscal deficit: a firm drowning in red ink.
[From the use of red ink to record debits and losses in financial records.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | red ink - the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year"red, losspaper loss - an unrealized loss on an investment calculated by subtracting the current market price from the investor's costsqueeze - a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money - a quantity of money; "he borrowed a large sum"; "the amount he had in cash was insufficient" |
red ink
red inkFinancial debts or losses. We don't feel confident investing in your company when there is so much red ink in your books. If our we're still bleeding red ink like this at the end of the quarter, we'll be in real danger of going bankrupt.See also: ink, redred inkFig. debt; indebtedness as shown in red ink on a financial statement. There is too much red ink in my financial statement. Too much red ink and the company will collapse.See also: ink, redred ˈink (business) debts, losses or money that is owed: The company opened the fiscal year with $315.9 million in red ink. ♢ The health care industry is bleeding red ink (= losing a lot of money).See also: ink, redred ink n. debt; indebtedness as shown in red ink on a financial statement. There is too much red ink in my financial statement. See also: ink, redred ink
A popular term for financial losses, given that graphs of a company’s performance in a particular market are drawn in black when there is a net gain and red when there it a net lossred ink Health administration A popular term for financial losses. Cf in the Black. Red Ink
Red InkInformal; a loss or deficit. A company or organization may continue to operate in red ink for a time, but it is not sustainable. See also: In the red, In the black.AcronymsSeeRIred ink
Synonyms for red inknoun the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenueSynonymsRelated Words- paper loss
- squeeze
- amount
- amount of money
- sum
- sum of money
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