idiom
in the red
in the RED
ɪn ðə rɛdListen
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Syllable breakdown
inthered
Dictionary meaning
in a state of financial loss, debt, or deficit; spending more than is earned or operating at a loss; derived from the historical bookkeeping practice of recording debts and losses in red ink to distinguish them visually from credits and profits recorded in black; a business or individual in the red is spending beyond its means and accumulating obligations that must eventually be settled
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