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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The Stoxx Europe 600 index was lower by 1.9%, while Germany’s DAX was down by 2.3%, France’s CAC 40 was in the red by 2.8%.
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Liverpool’s Premier League win has been a source of jubilation in the red half of the city, especially as the club’s previous title — secured a few months after Paul passed away, with the pandemic still raging — was played out to a backdrop of empty stadiums.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Matt Murdock, back in the red get-up, swears to take the city back for the greater good of everybody.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 May 2025
The arena offers on-site parking at the magenta lot at 14th and Oak, and off-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!
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
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Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 23 May 2025
Liverpool’s Premier League win has been a source of jubilation in the red half of the city, especially as the club’s previous title — secured a few months after Paul passed away, with the pandemic still raging — was played out to a backdrop of empty stadiums.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Matt Murdock, back in the red get-up, swears to take the city back for the greater good of everybody.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 May 2025
The arena offers on-site parking at the magenta lot at 14th and Oak, and off-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!
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025
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“In the red.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20red. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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