adjective
- having no money; penniless
Usage: informal
verb
- past tense of break
Examples
- I’m completely broke until payday.
- The college student was broke after buying textbooks.
- She broke the vase when she knocked it over.
- The storm broke several tree branches.
- He broke his promise to help us move.
- The machine broke down yesterday.
- They broke the world record in swimming.