broke
to be without money
TRANSLATION
broke = pleite, bankrott (woerterbuch.info) --- GOOGLE INDEX broke: approximately 73,000,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
In a narrow technical and legal sense, the city (New York) has not yet gone BROKE by missing a payroll or defaulting on a loan.
(Time magazine)
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To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830 saying the entire industrial revolution is over because some textile manufacturers in Manchester went BROKE.
- Alvin Toffler, American author (Future Shock) and futurist
(Time magazine)
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To think that the new economy is over is like somebody in London in 1830 saying the entire industrial revolution is over because some textile manufacturers in Manchester went BROKE.
- Alvin Toffler, American author (Future Shock) and futurist
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broke
adjective
- bankrupt, lacking funds
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WORD ORIGIN
The adjective broke, as in the sense of lacking funds, developed from broken, the past participle of the verb break (break, broke, broken). Use of the word to mean insolvent or bankrupt first surfaced in the 1700s.
The word bankrupt has an interesting history. It was formed from the ancient Latin bancus (a bench or table) and ruptus (broken) and the Italian banco rotto. A bank originally referred to a bench, which the first bankers had in public places such as markets or fairs. The benches were used for handling the money and performing other banking tasks. Hence, when a banker failed, he broke his bank.
The Italian meaning originally referred to the ruin or breaking up of a trader’s business because of failure to pay creditors, or the abandonment of a business to avoid paying debts. The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology says that while there is a link to banco rotto, bankrupt likely was borrowed directly from the Middle French banqueroute.
By the way, should you ever hear someone say they are "on Carey Street", they’re not trying to tell you where they live; they’re broke. This phrase originates from the London street where the UK bankruptcy court was once located.
(sources: Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology, The Phrase Finder)
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SYNONYMS
bankrupt, beggared, busted, cleaned out, destitute, dirt poor, flat broke, impoverished, in debt, indebted, indigent, insolvent, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, ruined, stone broke, strapped, tapped out, wiped out
(Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus)
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ANTONYMS
affluent, rich, wealthy
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"Their main competitor made some bad investments and went broke."
adjective
- bankrupt, lacking funds
(DH)
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WORD ORIGIN
The adjective broke, as in the sense of lacking funds, developed from broken, the past participle of the verb break (break, broke, broken). Use of the word to mean insolvent or bankrupt first surfaced in the 1700s.
The word bankrupt has an interesting history. It was formed from the ancient Latin bancus (a bench or table) and ruptus (broken) and the Italian banco rotto. A bank originally referred to a bench, which the first bankers had in public places such as markets or fairs. The benches were used for handling the money and performing other banking tasks. Hence, when a banker failed, he broke his bank.
The Italian meaning originally referred to the ruin or breaking up of a trader’s business because of failure to pay creditors, or the abandonment of a business to avoid paying debts. The Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology says that while there is a link to banco rotto, bankrupt likely was borrowed directly from the Middle French banqueroute.
By the way, should you ever hear someone say they are "on Carey Street", they’re not trying to tell you where they live; they’re broke. This phrase originates from the London street where the UK bankruptcy court was once located.
(sources: Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology, The Phrase Finder)
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SYNONYMS
bankrupt, beggared, busted, cleaned out, destitute, dirt poor, flat broke, impoverished, in debt, indebted, indigent, insolvent, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, ruined, stone broke, strapped, tapped out, wiped out
(Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus)
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ANTONYMS
affluent, rich, wealthy
(Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus)
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"Their main competitor made some bad investments and went broke."
