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Be in the black

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Financial Health

Used to express positive financial status without specifying amounts.

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Despite the economic downturn, our company is still in the black.
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Business Success

It implies success when used in a business context, suggesting profitable operations.

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Our store managed to be in the black within the first year of opening.
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Opposite Phrase

Understand its opposite 'be in the red', which means to owe more money than you have.

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Last quarter we were in the red, but now we're in the black.
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