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ink

 
 
/ɪŋk/ noun [C]

Definition

a coloured liquid used for writing, printing, etc.: The ink had hardly dried on Nationwide's announcement when a rival Building Society reduced its basic mortgage rate to an even lower rate. printer ink → See also red ink
(Definition of ink noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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