in the red
Meaning
Having net losses; in debt.
Synonyms
in debt
incur debts
negative profit
to the bad
make a loss
saddled with debt
negative asset
against us
Translations
in den Roten
en números vermells
dans le rougeEtymology
From the standard accounting practice of using red ink to denote negative values, especially a net loss. The first known written use of the phrase is from the "Wise-crack dictionary" (1926) by George H. Maines and Bruce Grant.http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/202000.html
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