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 others are rolling back long-standing programs as budgets went from stretched to operating in the red. —

CBS News, 30 May 2024 Some districts will still be in the red and will have to make painful cuts, especially those with declining enrollments or have budget problems rooted in their own particular histories. —

Louis Freedberg, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024 In half the time, Musk grew revenues from $11.8 billion to $96.8 billion, and turned profitability from $2.2 billion in the red to a $15 billion profit, Denholm said. —

Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 May 2024 Playing good team defense and obviously all the things: be really good on third down, good at stopping the run, being good in the red zone. —

Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for in the red

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