"in the black" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-in the black.ogg , En-us-in the black.oga
Etymology: From the standard accounting practice of using black ink, as opposed to red ink, to denote positive values, especially a net income. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the black, {{en-PP}} in the black
  1. (accounting, idiomatic) Having positive net income; having greater income than expenses; making a profit. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Accounting Translations (having positive net income): dans le noir (French), 黒字で (kuroji de) (Japanese), 흑자 (heukja) (Korean), no azul (Portuguese), pe plus (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-in_the_black-en-prep_phrase-g7aklcFQ Topics: accounting, business, finance Disambiguation of 'having positive net income': 86 14
  2. (accounting, idiomatic) Having positive net worth. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Accounting
    Sense id: en-in_the_black-en-prep_phrase-PkQbuuth Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 87 Topics: accounting, business, finance
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      "sense": "having positive net income",
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      "sense": "having positive net income",
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      "sense": "having positive net income",
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      "sense": "having positive net income",
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