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broke
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broke  (brk)
v.
1. Past tense of break.
2. Nonstandard A past participle of break.
adj. Informal
1. Bankrupt.
2. Lacking funds: "Following the election, the Democrats were demoralized, discredited, and broke" (Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.)

broke
Verb
the past tense of break
Adjective
Informal having no money
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.broke - lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"
poor - having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"

broke
adjective (Informal) penniless, short, ruined, bust (informal) bankrupt, impoverished, in the red, cleaned out (slang) insolvent, down and out, skint Brit. (slang) strapped for cash (informal) dirt-poor (informal) flat broke (informal) penurious, on your uppers, stony-broke Brit. (slang) in queer street, without two pennies to rub together (informal) without a penny to your name << OPPOSITE rich
Translations
broke [brəuk] pt of break
adj (col) → pelado, sin una perra;
to go broke → quebrar

broke [brəuk] pt of break
adj (inf) → fauché(e);
to go broke (business) → faire faillite

broke [brəuk] pt of break
adj (inf) → pleite;
to go broke → pleitegehen

broke [brəuk] pt of break
adj (col) → squattrinato/a;
to go broke → fare fallimento

broke
v broke [brouk]
see break.
adj
completely without money I'm broke till pay day. platsak, bankrot مُفْلِس، مُعْدَم разорен na mizině, švorc flad; på spanden pleite απένταρος arruinado, estar sin blanca rahast lage بی پول auki fauché מְרוּשַש धनरहित bez prebijene pare pénztelen tak punya uang senza un soldo, al verde 一文無しの 무일푼의 be pinigų bankrotējis; pilnīgi bez naudas pokai platzak blakk, pengelens; fallitt bez grosza falido falit разорённый bez peňazí, na dne brez denarja, suh švorc pank, barskrapad หมดตัว meteliksiz, yolsuz 一個錢也沒有的 розорений قلاش ، کنگلا khánh kiệt


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