a pt. of break.

Nonstandard . a pp. of break.

Archaic . a pp. of break.

without money; penniless.

bankrupt.

Papermaking . paper unfit for sale; paper that is to be repulped.

brokes, wool of poor quality taken from the neck and belly of sheep. ?

go broke

to become destitute of money or possessions.

to go bankrupt

In that business people are forever going broke.

go for broke

to exert oneself or employ one's resources to the utmost.

adjective

affluent , rich , solvent , wealthy

adjective

bankrupt , beggared , bust * , cleaned out , destitute , dirt poor , flat broke , impoverished , in chapter 11 , in debt , indebted , indigent , insolvent , needy , penniless , penurious , poor , ruined , stone broke , strapped * , tapped out , beggarly , down-and-out , impecunious , necessitous , poverty-stricken , busted , down and out , flat , strapped