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broke
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15 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. broke
  2. break
  3. green broke
  4. stone-broke
  5. stony-broke
  6. break away
  7. break back
  8. break down
  9. break in
  10. break off
  11. break out
  12. break through
  13. break up
  14. fast break
  15. go

1broke

\ˈbrōk\

Definition of BROKE

past of break

Other Equestrian Terms

canter, cantle, curry, farrier, hunter, paddock, router, skirt, tack

2broke

adjective

Definition of BROKE

: penniless
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Examples of BROKE

  1. She is broke and homeless.
  2. Can I borrow 10 dollars? I'm broke until payday.

Origin of BROKE

Middle English, alteration of broken
First Known Use: 1710

Related to BROKE

Synonyms
beggared, beggarly, poor, destitute, dirt-poor, down-and-out, famished, hard up, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needful, needy, pauperized, penniless, penurious, poverty-stricken, skint [chiefly British], threadbare
Antonyms
affluent, deep-pocketed, fat, fat-cat, flush, moneyed (also monied), opulent, rich, silk-stocking, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

Rhymes with BROKE

bloke, choke, cloak, coke, croak, folk, hoke, joke, moke, oak, poke, Polk, roque, smoke, soak, soke, spoke, stoke, stroke, toke, toque, yogh, yoke, yolk

broke

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Medical Definition of BROKE

past of break

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