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Definitions

broke

[brohk] / broʊk /
ADJECTIVE
without money
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankrupt destitute insolvent penniless
STRONG
beggared bust impoverished ruined strapped
WEAK
cleaned out dirt poor flat broke in Chapter 11 in debt indebted indigent needy penurious poor stone broke tapped out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
rich solvent wealthy
WEAK
affluent

Example Sentences

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America broke into the ad business in 1704, with the birth of the Boston News-Letter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Chaminade 12, Harvard-Westlake 1: A 10-run third inning broke the game open for Chaminade.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

The blockade came into force on Monday, a day after peace talks between the US and Iran broke down in Pakistan.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

To start the week Oracle broke above a bearish descending triangle, and we know from false moves come fast ones in the opposite direction.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

She broke an egg on the edge of a mixing bowl.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows