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
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But the federal government is still on track to end the fiscal year more than $1.5 trillion in the red.
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Scott Horsley, NPR, 10 May 2024
For 15% of the companies, their China operations finished 2023 in the red.
—Ken Moritsugu, Fortune Asia, 10 May 2024
First baseman Freddie Freeman (minus-two DRS) is the only infielder in the red.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
But Stowell stressed that the lag time was the main problem, explaining that the city was more than $8 million in the red during the first month of the alliance model last October.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024
As the day ended, major tech stocks such as Amazon, Nvidia, and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, were in the red, dropping by 0.4%, 0.16%, and 1%, respectively.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 8 May 2024
But hospital administrators have indicated in interviews with academics that labor and delivery units are often in the red.
—TIME, 7 May 2024
The athletic department was $9 million in debt and operating in the red, financial reports show.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
To be sure, Disney’s overall streaming business was still in the red for the quarter when factoring in ESPN+, which had an operating loss of $65 million.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 May 2024
Scott Horsley, NPR, 10 May 2024
For 15% of the companies, their China operations finished 2023 in the red.
—Ken Moritsugu, Fortune Asia, 10 May 2024
First baseman Freddie Freeman (minus-two DRS) is the only infielder in the red.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2024
But Stowell stressed that the lag time was the main problem, explaining that the city was more than $8 million in the red during the first month of the alliance model last October.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 May 2024
As the day ended, major tech stocks such as Amazon, Nvidia, and Google’s parent company, Alphabet, were in the red, dropping by 0.4%, 0.16%, and 1%, respectively.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 8 May 2024
But hospital administrators have indicated in interviews with academics that labor and delivery units are often in the red.
—TIME, 7 May 2024
The athletic department was $9 million in debt and operating in the red, financial reports show.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
To be sure, Disney’s overall streaming business was still in the red for the quarter when factoring in ESPN+, which had an operating loss of $65 million.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 May 2024
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“In the red.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20red. Accessed 13 May. 2024.
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