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Meanings of broke in English

Lacking funds.

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Having no money anymore; having lost all his money.

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Examples for "bankrupt"
Examples for "bankrupt"
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Dubai-based Paris Group bought nearly bankrupt fashion house Gianfranco Ferre last year.
Reuters
2
The company has said those affiliates add value to its bankrupt business.
Reuters
3
Rawlings has previously said that pension problems threaten to bankrupt the city.
Reuters
4
The Turpins were declared bankrupt seven years ago, WBC News has reported.
News.com.au
5
Unlike the state, businesses have to produce value -or go bankrupt.
The South African
1
Twenty years later, unemployed and virtually penniless, he bought the French Laundry.
The reach of a chef: beyond the kitchen
2
My grandparents arrived penniless, started a small family business and voted Tory.
The Guardian
3
Unfortunately, right before they left Tucson, Jimmy informed her they were penniless.
Practical Magic
4
And you can deploy multiple strategies to help prevent a penniless future.
Reuters
5
He probably won't believe you're penniless no matter what we tell him.
Frontier courtship
1
And, when it all suddenly went belly-up, questions began to be asked.
The Guardian
2
The creature tumbled down the wall and lay belly-up on the floor.
The secret lives of baba segi's wives
3
CLearly he hasn't heard about the Red Cafe which went belly-up in Dublin.
The Irish Times
4
After the summer flood the fishermen find carp floating belly-up in the shallows.
Waiting for the Barbarians
5
Like bubbles rising in a cauldron, hundreds of silvery fish bobbed belly-up, dead.
Mentats of Dune
1
Parents were too hard up to provide any extra money, she said.
Radio NZ
2
The wind is blowing hard up above and the waves are high.
Tom Swift and His Undersea Search; Or, the Treasure on the Floor...
3
Some are hard up for a thousand pounds; some for a shilling.
The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
4
I took the ring because I was hard up-neededmoney at once.
Up the Hill and Over
5
The only thing I can think about now is being hard up.
The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
Usage of broke in English
1
However, St. Louis broke through just 55 seconds into the second period.
Reuters
2
However, they broke a long list of lockdown regulations in the process.
The South African
3
Good interactions too often broke down before they reached the opposition area.
Independent.ie
4
The voice of the tall stranger in the corner broke in here:
Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil
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So I had a really great year - and then went broke.
Reuters
6
Italy was shocked when news broke of Rossi's tax problems last August.
The Irish Times
7
President Trump at the time said he thought Rice broke the law.
Ebony
8
However, three more women came forward when news broke earlier this week.
Radio NZ
9
No doubt I broke several traffic laws, speeding to our family doctor.
Fireflies
10
The Dominican crisis broke just as the new dogma was taking hold.
The new yorker
11
It may dismiss the case despite saying the bank broke the law.
Reuters
12
However, things soon broke out of control after police clashed with protesters.
The South African
13
Soldiers broke into a house, but it was not the right house.
The new yorker
14
She flew home and broke the news to her two young children.
Wired
15
A violent clash between civilians and police broke out as a result.
The South African
16
Last year it broke even and generated 40 million euros in sales.
Reuters
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