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

Recent Examples on the Web

But also: Related article S&P 500, Dow close out April in the red as economy contracts for first time since 2022 Keep perspective: There will be a lot of stock downturns over the course of your life. —Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 1 May 2025

It’s already been a tough 2025 for sports stocks after an early rally, with three-quarters of the 40-component sports stock index in the red, placing the index down 5% this year given investors’ anticipation of trouble from the trade wars. —Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 1 May 2025

However, whether Gibbs-White tastes Champions League soccer in the red of Forest next season is another matter. —Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

The Rams also struggled throughout the year in the red zone. —Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for in the red

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