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11broke — past of BREAK …
12broke — past tense and obsolete pp. of break (variant of broken); extension to insolvent is first recorded 1716 (broken, in this sense, is attested from 1590s). By coincidence, O.E. cognate broc meant, in addition to that which breaks, affliction,… …
13broke — 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)… …
14broke — broke1 [ brouk ] adjective be broke INFORMAL to have no money: Can you lend me $5? I m completely broke. go broke INFORMAL to no longer have any money and be unable to pay what you owe. Go bankrupt is a less informal expression: The company went… …
15broke — 1 the past tense of break 1 broke2 adjective (not before noun) 1 having no money: I m fed up with being broke all the time. | flat broke AmE stony broke BrE (=completely broke) 2 go broke if a company or business goes broke, it can no longer… …
16broke — [[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… …
17broke — See: GO BROKE, GO FOR BROKE, STONE BROKE OT DEAD BROKE or FLAT BROKE, STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL S BACK …
18broke — See: GO BROKE, GO FOR BROKE, STONE BROKE OT DEAD BROKE or FLAT BROKE, STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL S BACK …
19broke — See: go broke, go for broke, stone broke or dead broke or flat broke, straw that breaks the camel s back …
20broke — adj. (colloq.) having no money 1) to go broke 2) flat broke * * * [brəʊk] (colloq.) [ having no money ] to go broke flat broke …
