idiom
in the black
in the BLAK
ɪn ðə blækListen
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Syllable breakdown
intheblack
Dictionary meaning
in a state of financial profit or solvency; earning more than is being spent; the counterpart to in the red, this phrase derives from the same bookkeeping tradition of writing profits in black ink; to move from the red into the black describes the moment an individual, business, or project achieves profitability after a period of loss or deficit
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