| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  br k |
| VERB: | 1. Past tense of break. 2. Nonstandard A past participle of break. | | ADJECTIVE: | Informal 1. Bankrupt. 2. Lacking funds: “Following the election, the Democrats were demoralized, discredited, and broke” (Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr.).
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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