Idioms for red
Origin of red
1OTHER WORDS FROM red
red·ly, adverbWords nearby red
British Dictionary definitions for in the red (1 of 3)
red
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/ (rɛd) /
noun
adjective redder or reddest
verb reds, redding or redded
another word for redden
Derived forms of red
redly, adverb redness, nounWord Origin for red
Old English
rēad; compare Old High German
rōt, Gothic
rauths, Latin
ruber, Greek
eruthros, Sanskrit
rohita
British Dictionary definitions for in the red (2 of 3)
British Dictionary definitions for in the red (3 of 3)
Red
/ (rɛd) informal /
adjective
Communist, Socialist, or Soviet
radical, leftist, or revolutionary
noun
a member or supporter of a Communist or Socialist Party or a national of a state having such a government, esp the former Soviet Union
a radical, leftist, or revolutionary
Word Origin for Red
C19: from the colour chosen to symbolize revolutionary socialism
Idioms and Phrases with in the red (1 of 2)
in the red
In debt, as in Joshua can't keep track of funds, so half the time his company is in the red. This expression alludes to the bookkeeping practice of marking debits in red ink and credits in black. It survives even in the age of computerized accounts. So does the antonym, in the black, for being financially solvent or out of debt, as in Bill was happy to say they were in the black. [Early 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with in the red (2 of 2)
red