red ink vs red

red ink and red both are nouns.

red ink is not an adjective while red is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
red ink	Yes	No	No	No
red	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, red ink and red are synonyms defined as:

red ink and red: the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

Other synonyms of red ink include loss.

red ink (noun)	red (noun)
the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue	red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
	emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
	the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue

red ink (adjective)	red (adjective)
	(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
	of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
	characterized by violence or bloodshed

Difference between red ink and red

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