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broke definition

broke (brōk)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

break

adjective

  1. having little or no ready money
  2. bankrupt
broke Idioms

go broke

Informal become penniless or bankrupt

go for broke

Slang to risk everything on an uncertain undertaking

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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