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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The Dow Jones Industrial Average joined the S&P in the red yesterday, while the Nasdaq Composite closed the session higher.
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Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
With 13 minutes left, the Chiefs trailed by just three, ball in the red zone.
—Sam McDowell December 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
But the Aggies needed just 3 yards to keep two drives alive and were stopped on a pair of fourth-down plays in the red zone in the first half.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The attackers tweak color values in certain pixels, especially in the red channel, to embed pieces of shellcode.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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Josephine Rozzelle, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
With 13 minutes left, the Chiefs trailed by just three, ball in the red zone.
—Sam McDowell December 15, Kansas City Star, 15 Dec. 2025
But the Aggies needed just 3 yards to keep two drives alive and were stopped on a pair of fourth-down plays in the red zone in the first half.
—Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 14 Dec. 2025
The attackers tweak color values in certain pixels, especially in the red channel, to embed pieces of shellcode.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the red
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“In the red.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20red. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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