"red ink" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-red ink.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} red ink (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic, business, management, accounting, euphemistic) Financial loss. Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic, uncountable Categories (topical): Accounting, Business, Management
    Sense id: en-red_ink-en-noun-wpRGU0o0 Categories (other): English euphemisms Topics: accounting, business, finance, management
  2. (slang) Cheap red wine. Tags: slang, uncountable Related terms: in the black, in the red
    Sense id: en-red_ink-en-noun-0iaHqi6C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92

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