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*in the red Fig. losing money. (*Typically: be ~; go [into] ~; as opposed to in the black.) State government has been operating in the red for five straight years. What with all those car repairs, we're going to be in the red this month. See also: red in the red experiencing the situation of spending more money than you earned Tourism is down and many hotels are operating in the red. The phone company found itself about $1.8 billion in the red. Opposite of: in the black See also: red How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The banks stress that they need some way of controlling customers who go into the red but privately admit they should have treated customers going a few pounds overdrawn better, and that they failed to see the consumer revolt coming. It gives you the ability to have your account go into the red or negative numbers. Two years from now, when Congress has to write a new six-year plan, the highway trust fund _ which had a balance of almost $23 billion in 2000 _ is expected to go into the red. |
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