in the red

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Antonyms 1.2.2 Translations

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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.[1]

[edit] Adjective

in the red

1. (idiomatic) (accounting) Having net losses.

   The figures are going to be in the red this year.

[edit] Antonyms

• in the black

[edit] Translations

• German: in den roten Zahlen, in den Roten