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.
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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
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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
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“In the red.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20red. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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