赤字

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  deficit

Etymology
From. The “deficit” sense, attested since the, relates to the tradition of indicating negative sums in a ledger with red ink. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  characters written in red
 * 2)  red ink, deficit, in the red
 * 3) corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
 * 1)  red ink, deficit, in the red
 * 2) corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red