BROKE


Meaning of BROKE in English

1.

Broke is the past tense of break .

2.

If you are ~, you have no money. (INFORMAL)

What do you mean, I’ve got enough money? I’m as ~ as you are.

ADJ: v-link ADJ

3.

If a company or person goes ~, they lose money and are unable to continue in business or to pay their debts. (INFORMAL BUSINESS)

Balton went ~ twice in his career.

PHRASE: V inflects

4.

If you go for ~, 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 ~ or whether to compromise.

? play safe

PHRASE: V inflects

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