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(Definition of be in the red from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- amortize verb
- arrears noun
- borrow verb (RECEIVE)
- bounce verb (NOT PAY)
- building society noun
- call it quits idiom
- credit risk noun
- gearing noun
- get behind phrasal verb
- hock noun (MONEY)
- IOU noun
- liability noun (RESPONSIBILITY)
- national debt noun
- overdraft noun
- pay sth off phrasal verb
- payable adjective
- square adjective (EQUAL)
- square the accounts/books idiom
- term noun (RULES)
- tick noun (PAYING LATER)
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