Antonyms for red ink

Grammar : Noun

Definition of red ink

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

As in shortfall : noun deficit; imperfection
As in debt : noun money owed to others
As in deficit : noun shortage of something needed, required

Example sentences :

At the head of each page the name of the county is written in red ink.
Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield

He had dipped the pen, as another moment showed, into red ink.
Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens

Instead of doing so, he sketched her face with black and red ink.
Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle

The year would be written in red ink at the top of the chart.
Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad

Fill a glass with water and color it with a little blueing or red ink.
Extract from : « Common Science » by Carleton W. Washburne

It's ticked in red ink, if you'll take the trouble to look at it.'
Extract from : « Young Mr. Barter's Repentance » by David Christie Murray

Could that dim, red ink once have been, the life blood in a man's veins?
Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine

The Four Masters suggest a sort of red ink for this purpose.
Extract from : « Old-Time Makers of Medicine » by James J. Walsh

They were soaked right enough, thoroughly soaked—in the red ink.
Extract from : « The Winning Clue » by James Hay, Jr.

Big letters in red ink at the top counseled, "Safety First."
Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day

Synonyms for red ink

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