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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All three are operating in the red (between $14,526 and $81,575) because the rent income of each is lower than their skyrocketing operating costs. Alva Badillo, New York Daily News, 29 June 2025 And by that score, the U.S. is in the red by about $26 trillion, or nearly 80% of GDP. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 28 June 2025 Even though its share price is deeply in the red this year, Trump Media is still valued at about $5 billion. Matt Egan, CNN Money, 26 June 2025 Authorities said two children were in the red Kia Spectra that drove through protesters on State Street about 6 p.m. June 10. Chicago Tribune, 25 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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