to not be in debt
to be in a profitable condition (usually referred to businesses)
to be making more (money) than spending
to be solvent or have money
The employees were in the black until the management wrapped up the entire business.
I have worked very hard to move this account in the black.
This country should make gambling legal so that its finances can finally be put in the black.
She hoped that her business would be in the black after getting a few more contracts.
My uncle is in the black, how can he file for a bankruptcy?
Once they started paying more attention to their customers, they were back in the black.
There is no origin for this idiom
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