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Definition broke in British English

broke adjective

adjective
/brəʊk/
1

to have no money

Example

Can you lend me £5? I’m completely broke.

2

to no longer have any money and be unable to pay what you owe. Go bankrupt is a less informal expression

Example

The company went broke earlier this year.

Synonyms and related words
administration administrator bankrupt
3

to try as hard as you can to get or achieve something, even if this involves taking risks or doing dangerous things

Example

Jacob decided to go for broke and gave up his job to become a writer.

Synonyms and related words
boil the ocean work strive risk dare jeopardize
4

used for saying that you think that something is already good or effective and should not be changed

Synonyms and related words
highly monumental cool
Definition broke in British English