Operating in the Red

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Operating in the red

Doing business while losing money.

Describing a business that continues operations while losing money. A business may continue to operate in the red due to the extension of a loan or credit line, or because of cash flows that exist despite losses. Obviously, a company can only operate in the red for a certain period of time before making a profit or declaring bankruptcy.

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No references found			Springfield exhausted its reserves in March and is now operating in the red, he said. CASH EMER emergency by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) After operating in the red for its first nine months, the store broke even last month for the first time, according to company officials. A grocery store finds popularity where for years no other tried by Sam Skolnik / Las Vegas Sun The veterans office deficit notwithstanding, selectmen made it clear they would not allow the money to be used to cover departments operating in the red because of budget cuts earlier this year. Selectmen ponder ways to spend settlement money by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)			Operacion para cancelar Operacion que abre una posicion nueva Operacion sin riesgo Operaciones anonimas Operaciones basadas en informacion Operaciones de mercado abierto Operaciones poscierre Operador Operador de inversores institucionales Operador de la punta contraria Operador de valores Operador especializado en bonos operating and easement agreement Operating Assets operating budget operating capital Operating Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio Operating Company Operating Cycle Operating Expense operating expense escalation operating expense ratio operating expenses Operating Exposure Operating in the Red operating income operating lease operating leverage Operating Loss Operating Margin Operating Profit Operating Profit Margin Operating Rate Operating Ratio Operating Ratios Operating Revenue Operating Risk Operating Statement operating statements Operating Unit operation de sauvetage Operation financiere Operation Iraqi Freedom operation of law Operational Audit Operationally efficient market Operations Department Operations research Operator Operazione di copertura			Operating Expense Ratio Operating expenses Operating expenses Operating expenses Operating expenses Operating expenses Operating Expenses & Maintenance Operating Experience Operating Experience Data Base Operating Experience Report/Review Operating exposure Operating Facilities and Services Agreement Operating Facility Operating Facility Change Order operating field operating field operating field operating field Operating Force operating forces Operating Free Cash Flow Operating frequency Operating Fund Financing Program Operating Funds Flow Operating Ground Equipment Operating Ground Equipment/Real Property Installed Equipment operating handle Operating Heat Flux Operating Hour Operating Hours Operating in the Red Operating income Operating income Operating Income Before Amortization Operating Income Before Depreciation Operating Income Before Depreciation & Amortization Operating Income Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization Operating Income Return on Investment Operating Incomes Operating Instruction Operating Instruction Manual operating instructions operating instructions Operating Internal Pressure Operating Issues Work Group Operating Juniper Networks Routers Operating lease Operating Leases Operating leasing Operating Level Operating Level Agreement Operating Level Days operating level of supply operating lever Operating leverage Operating Leverages Operating License

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