1. the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue; - Example: "the company operated at a loss last year" - Example: "the company operated in the red last year" [syn: loss, red ink, red]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
red ink
n 1: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its
revenue; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the
company operated in the red last year" [syn: loss, red
ink, red] [ant: gain]