in the black

in the black
in the black
Fig. not in debt; in a financially profitable condition. (As opposed to in the red.) •

I wish my accounts were in the black.

Sally moved the company into the black.

* * *
{adv.} or {adj. phr.}, {informal} In a successful or profitable way; so as to make money. * /The big store was running in the black./ * /A business must stay in the black to keep on./ Contrast: IN THE RED.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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