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Word entry · 5 letters

broke

Best crossword clue

"Out of money"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈbɹəʊ̯k/Part of speech adjectiveSorted bekorStarts with BEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
1B2R3O4K5E

Definitions

  1. Having no money or unable to pay.

Word origin

From Middle English broce, from Old English gebroc (“fragment”), from brecan (“to break”). Compare broken, past participle of break. Compare also Scots brock (“a scrap of meat or bread”).

Used in a sentence

  • Accordingly, he came with a mob the next day; and after they had broke all the windows...
  • 1999 October 3, J. Stewart Burns, "Mars University", Futurama, season 2, episode 2, Fox Broadcasting Company Guenther: I guess the hat must have broke my fall.
  • He was broke after spending all his money into video games.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Out of money5 letters
02Without money5 letters

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