Antonyms for in black
Grammar : Adj, noun |
Spell : blak |
Phonetic Transcription : blæk |
Definition of in black
Origin :- Old English blæc "dark," from Proto-Germanic *blakaz "burned" (cf. Old Norse blakkr "dark," Old High German blah "black," Swedish bläck "ink," Dutch blaken "to burn"), from PIE *bhleg- "to burn, gleam, shine, flash" (cf. Greek phlegein "to burn, scorch," Latin flagrare "to blaze, glow, burn"), from root *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn;" see bleach (v.).
- The same root produced Old English blac "bright, shining, glittering, pale;" the connecting notions being, perhaps, "fire" (bright) and "burned" (dark). The usual Old English word for "black" was sweart (see swart). According to OED: "In ME. it is often doubtful whether blac, blak, blake, means 'black, dark,' or 'pale, colourless, wan, livid.' " Used of dark-skinned people in Old English.
- Of coffee, first attested 1796. Meaning "fierce, terrible, wicked" is late 14c. The color of sin and sorrow since at least c.1300; sense of "with dark purposes, malignant" emerged 1580s (e.g. black magic). Black face in reference to a performance style originated in U.S., is from 1868. Black flag, flown (especially by pirates) as a signal of "no mercy," from 1590s. Black dog "melancholy" attested from 1826. Black belt is from 1875 in reference to districts of the U.S. South with heaviest African population; 1870 with reference to fertility of soil; 1913 in judo sense. Black power is from 1966, associated with Stokely Carmichael.
- As in lucrative : adj productive, well-paid
- As in profitable : adj advantageous; money-making
- As in in the black : adj operating at a profit
- As in gainful : adj very productive, profitable
- As in income : noun money earned by work or investments
- As in earnings : noun money for work performed
Synonyms for in black
- advantageous
- assets
- assisting
- at a profit
- avails
- balance
- beneficial
- benefits
- bottom line
- cash
- cash flow
- commercial
- commission
- compensation
- conducive
- contributive
- cost effective
- cost-effective
- dividends
- drawings
- earnings
- effective
- effectual
- emolument
- fat
- fatness
- favorable
- fruitful
- gain
- gainful
- gainfully
- gains
- gate
- generous
- going
- going concern
- good
- gravy
- groceries
- gross
- harvest
- high-income
- honorarium
- in the black
- income
- instrumental
- interest
- livelihood
- lucrative
- lucre
- lush
- making money
- means
- money-making
- moneymaking
- net
- paid off
- pay
- paying
- paying well
- payoff
- piece of the pie
- practical
- pragmatic
- proceeds
- productive
- profit
- profitable
- profitably
- realizing net profit
- receipts
- remuneration
- remunerative
- return
- returns
- revenue
- reward
- rewarding
- rich
- royalty
- salary
- salt
- satisfying
- self-sustaining
- serviceable
- stipend
- substantial
- successful
- sustaining
- sweet
- take home
- take-home
- takings
- useful
- valuable
- wage
- wages
- well-paying
- worthwhile
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