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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That early boost helped the channel survive its startup years in the red light district high up on the Canadian TV dial.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
In another sign of a thinning primary field, Michael Blake, a fellow back-of-the-pack mayoral candidate, is also underwater, reporting being in the red by about $34,000 after raising only about $22,000 in the latest window.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
Every sector barring oil and gas remains in the red, with travel and leisure stocks leading losses on a 2.6% decline.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 June 2025
There is no constituency for debt reduction, which is a fancy way of saying voters don’t care that the federal balance sheet is roughly $37 trillion in the red — and growing.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
In another sign of a thinning primary field, Michael Blake, a fellow back-of-the-pack mayoral candidate, is also underwater, reporting being in the red by about $34,000 after raising only about $22,000 in the latest window.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
Every sector barring oil and gas remains in the red, with travel and leisure stocks leading losses on a 2.6% decline.
—Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 June 2025
There is no constituency for debt reduction, which is a fancy way of saying voters don’t care that the federal balance sheet is roughly $37 trillion in the red — and growing.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 8 June 2025
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“In the red.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20red. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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