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bleeds red ink

bleeds red ink is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bleed red ink.

Meaning of bleed red ink

Verb

bleed red ink (third-person singular simple present bleeds red ink, present participle bleeding red ink, simple past and past participle bled red ink)

  1. (idiomatic) To suffer from severe net losses.
    • The city program was meant to pay for itself, but from the start it was bleeding red ink and was eventually shut down.

Questions about bleeds red ink

What is bleeds red ink the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bleeds red ink is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bleed red ink.

Words near bleeds red ink in the dictionary

  1. bleeds
  2. bleeds dry
  3. bleeds for
  4. bleeds like a pig
  5. bleeds out
  6. bleeds red ink
  7. bleeds the monkey
  8. bleeds white
  9. bleedthrough
  10. bleedthroughs
  11. bleedy

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