broke

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Adjective 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR: brōk, IPA: /brəʊk/, SAMPA: /br@Uk/
• (GenAm) enPR: brōk, IPA: /broʊk/, SAMPA: /broUk/
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  Rhymes: -əʊk

[edit] Adjective

broke (comparative more broke, superlative most broke)

1. (informal) Lacking money; bankrupt
2. (informal) Broken.

[edit] Synonyms

• Wikisaurus has an article on “poor” in the sense of “impoverished”.
• boracic (UK rhyming slang), skint (UK slang), stony-broke (UK slang')

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

broke

1. Simple past of break.
2. (archaic or poetic) Past participle of break.
   • 1999 October 3, J. Stewart Burns, "Mars University", Futurama, season 2, episode 2, Fox Broadcasting Company

     Guenther: I guess the hat must have broke my fall.

3. (nautical) The sentence of a court martial which deprived an officer of his commission'

   He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea.