26984 words

broke

7 definitions • 6 examples
1
past simple of break
2
without money:

Examples:

flat broke I can't afford to go on holiday this year - I'm flat broke.
go broke Many small businesses went broke during the recession.
3
past simple of break
4
without money:

Examples:

I can’t go to the movies – I’m flat broke.
Is Social Security going broke (= changing to a condition in which it has no money)?
5
without money:

Examples:

go broke Some of the merchants say they are unable to cut their expenses and are on the verge of going broke.
6
used to emphasize that someone or something has no money at all:

Examples:

A spokesman said that the credit crunch had left the company "flat broke".
7
to risk everything in the hope of having great success

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