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.

Examples of in the red in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In half the time, Musk grew revenues from $11.8 billion to $96.8 billion, and turned profitability from $2.2 billion in the red to a $15 billion profit, Denholm said. —

Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 May 2024 Playing good team defense and obviously all the things: be really good on third down, good at stopping the run, being good in the red zone. —

Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the red

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