in the red
idiom
: spending and owing more money than is being earned
Apparently the company had been in the red for some time before it went out of business.
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Stocks close lower on Thursday The three leading indexes finished Thursday's session in the red.
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Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The younger Youssef estimates the store is several hundred thousand dollars in the red because of the loss of jewelry belonging to roughly 100 neighborhood customers.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Stocks will begin Friday deep in the red following news that President Trump is threatening new tariffs for products imported from Europe, and a declaration of 25% tariffs on iPhones sold but not made in the United States.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The arena offers on-site parking in the red lot at 12th and Oak streets and the yellow lot at 13th Street and Grand Boulevard, which is the KC Live!
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
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Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The younger Youssef estimates the store is several hundred thousand dollars in the red because of the loss of jewelry belonging to roughly 100 neighborhood customers.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Stocks will begin Friday deep in the red following news that President Trump is threatening new tariffs for products imported from Europe, and a declaration of 25% tariffs on iPhones sold but not made in the United States.
—Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The arena offers on-site parking in the red lot at 12th and Oak streets and the yellow lot at 13th Street and Grand Boulevard, which is the KC Live!
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2025
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“In the red.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20red. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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