in the red

phrase

: 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

Without Ferguson and potentially Parkinson, Allen could be in line for a bigger role, particularly in the red zone, against Washington. — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026

Early in the second quarter Monday, the Seahawks trailed by seven and were threatening in the red zone. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Nicki Adams, who dated Pretti and was his close friend for nearly 17 years, watched quietly as a woman added her sticker to a street lamp completely covered in the red decals. — Meg Anderson, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026

But despite a steep underperformance of Indian indexes over the last year — even for this year so far the key benchmarks are in the red — and the improvement in earnings growth, its valuations are still relatively higher than other emerging markets. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for in the red

• abovesaid
• aforesaid
• arrowhead
• casinghead
• copperhead
• figurehead
• fountainhead
• gingerbread
• hammerhead
• infrared
• leatherhead
• letterhead