Antonyms for in the hole
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : hohl |
| Phonetic Transcription : hoÊŠl |
Definition of in the hole
Origin :- Old English hol "orifice, hollow place, cave, perforation," from Proto-Germanic *hul (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old High German hol, Middle Dutch hool, Old Norse holr, German hohl "hollow," Gothic us-hulon "to hollow out"), from PIE root *kel- (see cell).
- As a contemptuous word for "small dingy lodging or abode" it is attested from 1610s. Meaning "a fix, scrape, mess" is from 1760. Obscene slang use for "vulva" is implied from mid-14c. Hole in the wall "small and unpretentious place" is from 1822; to hole up first recorded 1875. To need (something) like a hole in the head, applied to something useless or detrimental, first recorded 1944 in entertainment publications, probably a translation of a Yiddish expression, cf. ich darf es vi a loch in kop.
- As in in the red : adj operating at a loss
- As in shortfall : noun deficit; imperfection
- As in debt : noun money owed to others
- As in deficit : noun shortage of something needed, required
Synonyms for in the hole
- albatross
- arrearage
- arrears
- at a loss
- bad news
- baggage
- bankrupt
- behindhand
- below the line
- bill
- bite
- capital
- check
- chit
- claim
- commitment
- credit
- cuff
- damage
- dead horse
- debenture
- debit
- defalcation
- default
- defaulting
- defectiveness
- deficiency
- deficit
- delinquent
- due
- due bill
- dues
- duty
- encumbrance
- flaw
- in arrears
- in debt
- in dire straits
- in hock
- in the hock
- in the hole
- in the red
- inadequacy
- incompleteness
- indebtedness
- insolvent
- insufficience
- insufficiency
- invoice
- IOU
- lack
- liability
- losing money
- loss
- manifest
- mortgage
- nonpaying
- note
- obligation
- outstandings
- paucity
- price tag
- promissory note
- receipt
- reckoning
- red ink
- responsibility
- scantiness
- score
- shortage
- shortcoming
- shortfall
- tab
- tally
- to the bad
- underage
- unprofitably
- voucher
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