broke

broke
pem·broke;
pem·broke·shire;
un·broke;
broke;

English syllables. 2014.

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  • 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 — may refer to:* To being currently (but not necessarily permanently) out of money * The expression stone broke refers to a craftsman s stone bench being broken if he failed to pay his debts. (Robert L. Shook, The Book of Why , 1983) * Broke, New… …   Wikipedia

  • Broke — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Broke» Sencillo de Modest Mouse del álbum Building Something Out Of Nothing Publicación 26 de marzo, 1997 Formato CD …   Wikipedia Español

  • Broke — Broke, v. i. [See {Broker}, and cf. {Brook}.] 1. To transact business for another. [R.] Brome. [1913 Webster] 2. To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] We do want a certain necessary woman to broke between them, Cupid… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • broke — past of break Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. broke …   Law dictionary

  • 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 — past (and archaic past participle) of BREAK(Cf. ↑breakable). ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ having completely run out of money. ● go for broke Cf. ↑go for broke …   English terms 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 — (br[=o]k), imp. & p. p. of {Break}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Broke — Broke,   Brooke [brʊk ], Arthur, englischer Übersetzer und Schriftsteller; ✝ 1563 (Schiffsunglück im Kanal); Verfasser der Versübersetzung »The tragicall historye of Romeus and Julieit« (1562) nach Bellefôrests »Histoire tragique« (zurückgehend… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • broke — past of BREAK …   Medical dictionary

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