bankrupt vs in the red

bankrupt

noun
  • One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person. 

adj
  • In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts. 

  • Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess). 

  • Having been legally declared insolvent. 

verb
  • To force into bankruptcy. 

in the red

prep
  • Having net losses; in debt. 

How often have the words bankrupt and in the red occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )