Red ink

Red ink

An important annotation or significant demarcation, such as a "red-letter day", as derived from writing in blood; see rubric. Also, indebtedness, unremunerative, or uneconomical, such as literary publications; distinguished from the "black ink" colour used in profitable ledgers.

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red ink

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