red-ink
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Definition
- Verb:
- To mark or write with red ink: The primary meaning is the act of applying red ink to a document, often for the purpose of indicating corrections, annotations, or specific areas of attention.
Usage
- The verb "red-ink" is a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object (the thing being marked).
- It is often used in administrative, editorial, or instructional contexts where visual highlighting is necessary.
- Example:
Examples
- Verb:
- Please red-ink any figures that need to be reviewed by the manager.
- The editor red-inked the manuscript with suggested changes.
- As per the procedure, you must red-ink the area that is restricted.
Advanced Usage
- Figurative Use for Financial Loss: While the primary definition is literal, the term is closely associated with the idiom "in the red," meaning operating at a financial loss. The verb "red-ink" can sometimes be used figuratively in business contexts to mean recording a loss.
- The company was forced to red-ink its quarterly results.
Variants and Related Words
Red ink (noun phrase): The physical ink itself or, figuratively, a financial deficit.
- The contract was signed in red ink. (literal)
- The project is drowning in red ink. (figurative, meaning it is losing money)
Red-pencil (verb): A similar verb meaning to edit, censor, or correct, often with a connotation of cutting content.
Synonyms
- Annotate (in red): To add explanatory notes.
- Mark up: To correct or annotate a text.
- Highlight (with red): To emphasize.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)
Related Idioms
- In the red: Operating at a loss, showing a deficit.
- After the failed product launch, the division was in the red for the year.
- See red: To become very angry.
- He saw red when he discovered the mistake. (Note: This idiom is related only by the color, not the act of marking.)
Verb
- mark with red ink
- red-ink the area that is restricted