English noun: red ink | |||
| 1. | red ink (possession) the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue | ||
| Samples | The company operated at a loss last year. The company operated in the red last year. | ||
| Synonyms | loss, red | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | paper loss, squeeze | ||
| Antonyms | gain | ||