in the red
Having net losses; in debtHaving net losses; in debt.
» She was dressed in red.
Sie war rot gekleidet. — MUIRIEL
Sie war rot angezogen. — Sudajaengi
Она была одета в красное. — shanghainese
Вона була одягнена у червоне. — aandrusiak
Вона була у червоному. — deniko
adjusting · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)Having net losses; in debt.
The figures are going to be in the red this year.
in den roten Zahlen, in den Roten
в долга́хv dolgáx
Examples
107 sentencesShe was dressed in red.
Вона була одягнена у червоне. — aandrusiak
ruОна была одета в красное. — shanghainese
deSie war rot gekleidet. — MUIRIEL
Our family budget is in the red.
ruНаш семейный бюджет трещит по швам. — odexed
Was anyone in the room wearing red?
Who's the woman in the red dress?
The company was in the red and went under.
deDie Firma war in den roten Zahlen und ging unter. — Esperantostern
Translations
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Origin
From the standard accounting practice of using red ink to denote negative values, especialFrom 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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