Meaning & use
skint
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(British informal) Having very little or no money.
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I can't go out this weekend; I'm completely skint until payday.
They were skint after paying for the car repairs.
A note on using this word
Skint is British informal slang, roughly equivalent to the American English word 'broke.'
Words with a similar meaning
brokepenniless
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