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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Tech stocks are in the red Technology stocks were firmly in the red, continuing the downward trend from Friday.
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Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
Consumer staples and materials were the only two to finish in the red, dropping modestly.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
Commissioners shared that fear because Gilzean had also noted in court the office was nearly $800,000 in the red.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Instead, Pittsburgh again shot itself in the foot, especially in the red zone.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
Consumer staples and materials were the only two to finish in the red, dropping modestly.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2024
Commissioners shared that fear because Gilzean had also noted in court the office was nearly $800,000 in the red.
—Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
Instead, Pittsburgh again shot itself in the foot, especially in the red zone.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 25 Dec. 2024
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“In the red.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20red. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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