broke
8 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of BROKE
not used before a noun
informal
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not having any money
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She is broke and homeless.
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Can I borrow 10 dollars? I'm broke until payday.
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I'm flat broke. = (Brit) I'm stony broke. [=I have no money at all]
go broke
informal
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to spend or lose all of your money
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He went broke after he lost his job.
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The company could go broke if the economy doesn't improve soon.
go for broke
informal
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to do something that is dangerous or that could result in complete failure in order to try to achieve success
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She decided to go for broke and start her own restaurant.
if it ain't broke, don't fix it
informal
— used to say that you should not try to change something that is working well
