BROKE


Meaning of BROKE in English

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

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