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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Maryland’s finances are in the red.
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Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
The Commanders scored touchdowns in the red zone at the NFL’s sixth-highest rate (63.4 percent) and were 3-of-4 against the Eagles in such situations last time.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Futures tied to the S&P 500 were slightly in the red, while Nasdaq 100 futures were 0.1% lower.
—Brian Evans,john Melloy, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Also included in the red flag warning are inland San Diego and Orange counties and large swaths of Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
The Commanders scored touchdowns in the red zone at the NFL’s sixth-highest rate (63.4 percent) and were 3-of-4 against the Eagles in such situations last time.
—Ben Standig, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Futures tied to the S&P 500 were slightly in the red, while Nasdaq 100 futures were 0.1% lower.
—Brian Evans,john Melloy, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
Also included in the red flag warning are inland San Diego and Orange counties and large swaths of Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2025
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“In the red.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20red. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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