Meaning & use
Broke
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Having no money; completely lacking funds.
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By the end of the month, I was completely broke.
The startup went broke after its biggest client pulled out.
A note on using this word
Originally the past tense of 'break'; the financial sense arose from the idea of having one's finances 'broken.'
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Past tense of break: to separate into pieces as a result of force.
She broke the vase when she dropped it.
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