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adjective

Having little or no money or wealth: beggarly, destitute, down-and-out, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken. Informal strapped. Idioms: hard up, on one's uppers. See rich/poor.

adj

Definition: without money
Antonyms: affluent, rich, solvent, wealthy

IN BRIEF: Having no money. Past tense of "break" (to suddenly separate into parts).

Tim couldn't go to the movies because he was broke.

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as in: no money
sign description: The side of the flat hand, palm down makes a chopping motion at the side of the neck. This sign only refers to not having money, NOT to be used if something is really broke.

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adjective
adjective, orig US

to go for broke To make strenuous efforts; to go all out. (1951 —) .
Guardian The enemy is 'going all out—...he is going for broke' (1968).

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For a list of words related to broke, see:

• Economics and Economic Theory - broke: (adj) bankrupt; having little or no available cash

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - flad, ruineret, på spanden

idioms:

• go broke    gå fallit
• go for broke    give den hele armen, satse alt hvad man ejer

Nederlands (Dutch)
failliet, blut

Français (French)
adj. - fauché, raide, insolvable

idioms:

• go broke    faire faillite
• go for broke    jouer le tout pour le tout

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abgebrannt, pleite

idioms:

• go broke    pleite machen
• go for broke    alles riskieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απένταρος, πανί με πανί

idioms:

• go broke    μένω ταπί
• go for broke    τα παίζω όλα για όλα

Italiano (Italian)
al verde

idioms:

• go broke    finire sul lastrico
• go for broke    rischiare il tutto per tutto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sem dinheiro (gír.)
v. - imp. de break

idioms:

• go broke    falir
• go for broke    falir

Русский (Russian)
без копейки за душой

idioms:

• go broke    обанкротиться, вылететь в трубу
• go for broke    пойти на крупный и неоправданный риск

Español (Spanish)
adj. - quebrado, en quiebra, limpio, pelado

idioms:

• go broke    quedarse sin blanca
• go for broke    arriesgar el todo por el todo, ir a por todas

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - pank, barskrapad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
一文不名的, 破了产的

idioms:

• go broke    破产
• go for broke    全力以赴

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 一文不名的, 破了產的

idioms:

• go broke    破產
• go for broke    全力以赴

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 돈이 없는, 파산한

idioms:

• go broke    빈털터리가 되다
• go for broke    전력을 다하여 해보다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 破産した, 調教された
n. - 損紙

idioms:

• go broke    文なしになる, 破産する
• go for broke    すべてを投げ出す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مفلس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרושש, חסר-כול‬

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