broke.
Financially ruined, bankrupt.
Meaning & usage
Financially ruined, bankrupt.
He was broke after spending all his money into video games.
Without any money, penniless.
dead broke; flat broke
Broken.
If it ain’t broke, don't fix it.
Demoted, deprived of a commission.
He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea.
Where this word comes from
Ablauted form of break.
Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process.
A fragment, remains, a piece broken off.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English broce, from Old English gebroc (“fragment”), from brecan (“to break”). Compare broken, past participle of break. Compare also Scots brock (“a scrap of meat or bread”).
To act as a broker; to transact business for another; synonym of broker.
Agents broking with various other carriers can offer additional options.
To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.
Where this word comes from
Back-formation from broker.
Broke off, rich, wealthy
Where this word comes from
Clipping of broke off.
simple past of break
past participle of break
Where this word comes from
Ablauted form of break.
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