broke adj
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broke — [adj] without money bankrupt, beggared, bust*, cleaned out*, destitute, dirt poor*, flat broke*, impoverished, in Chapter 11*, in debt, indebted, indigent, insolvent, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, ruined, stone broke*, strapped*, tapped out; … New thesaurus
broke — [brəʊk ǁ broʊk] adjective informal 1. having no money at all or very little money: • By 1933 his career was over and he was broke. 2. flat broke , stony broke completely without money; = PENNILESS … Financial and business terms
broke — adj. (colloq.) having no money 1) to go broke 2) flat broke * * * [brəʊk] (colloq.) [ having no money ] to go broke flat broke … Combinatory dictionary
broke — [brōk] vt., vi. pt. of BREAK adj. Informal 1. having little or no ready money 2. bankrupt go broke Informal become penniless or bankrupt go for broke Slang to risk everything on an uncertain undertaking … English World dictionary
broke — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ go (= go bankrupt) ▪ The company went broke last year. ADVERB ▪ completely, flat (informal) … Collocations dictionary
broke — adj Without money. I m broke man; don t ask me for money. 1930s … Historical dictionary of American slang
broke — [[t]bro͟ʊk[/t]] 1) Broke is the past tense of break. 2) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ If you are broke, you have no money. [INFORMAL] What do you mean, I ve got enough money? I m as broke as you are. Syn: skint 3) PHRASE: V inflects If a company or… … English dictionary
broke — broke1 [brəuk US brouk] the past tense of ↑break broke 2 broke2 adj [not before noun] [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: An old past participle of break] 1.) having no money ▪ I m fed up with being broke all the time. flat/stony broke (=completely broke)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
broke — /brohk/, v. 1. a pt. of break. 2. Nonstandard. a pp. of break. 3. Archaic. a pp. of break. adj. 4. without money; penniless. 5. bankrupt. 6. go broke, a … Universalium
broke — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. penniless, flat broke. See debt, poverty.Ant., rich, wealthy. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. bankrupt, out of money, indebted; see insolvent , ruined 4 . • go broke*, Syn. become penniless, become… … English dictionary for students
