B2idiombusinessIELTS-friendly
in the black
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making a profit, or having money in your account instead of owing it
The opposite of 'in the red'. It comes from the colour of the ink in old account books.
In context
After two difficult years, the company is finally back in the black.
We need to stay in the black for three more months to get the loan.
More idioms about business
- a ballpark figurea rough number that is close to the real amount
- a big playera powerful and important person or company in a field
- a bottlenecka point where progress slows because too much has to pass through it
- a deal breakera fact or condition that makes you refuse to accept an agreement
- a dog-eat-dog worlda situation where people compete hard and will harm others to succeed