red ink

Synonyms for red ink

noun deficit; imperfection

noun. shortage of something needed, required

noun. shortage of something needed, required

noun. deficit; imperfection

noun. deficit; imperfection

"financial losses," 1929, from the red ink traditionally used to indicate debits in accounts.

At the head of each page the name of the county is written in red ink.

He had dipped the pen, as another moment showed, into red ink.

Instead of doing so, he sketched her face with black and red ink.

The year would be written in red ink at the top of the chart.

Fill a glass with water and color it with a little blueing or red ink.

It's ticked in red ink, if you'll take the trouble to look at it.'

Could that dim, red ink once have been, the life blood in a man's veins?

The Four Masters suggest a sort of red ink for this purpose.

They were soaked right enough, thoroughly soaked—in the red ink.

Big letters in red ink at the top counseled, "Safety First."