transcription, транскрипция: [ broʊk ]
1.
Broke is the past tense of break .
2.
If you are broke , you have no money. ( INFORMAL )
What do you mean, I’ve got enough money? I’m as broke as you are.
ADJ : v-link ADJ
3.
If a company or person goes broke , they lose money and are unable to continue in business or to pay their debts. ( INFORMAL BUSINESS )
Balton went broke twice in his career.
PHRASE : V inflects
4.
If you go for broke , you take the most extreme or risky of the possible courses of action in order to try and achieve success. ( INFORMAL )
It was a sharp disagreement about whether to go for broke or whether to compromise.
≠ play safe
PHRASE : V inflects