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broke

Syllabification: (broke)

Pronunciation: /brōk/

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Definition of broke

past (and archaic past participle) of break¹.

adjective

[predic.] informal

having completely run out of money:many farmers went broke

Phrases

go for broke: informal risk everything in an all-out effort.
if it ain't broke, don't fix it: informal if something is reasonably successful or effective, there is no need to change or replace it:Stick with the plan! If it ain’t broke don’t fix it