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stone-broke

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stone-broke adjective

  1. Financially ruined, bankrupt.
  2. Without any money, penniless.“dead broke; flat broke”
  3. Broken.“If it ain't broke, don't fix it.”
  4. Demoted, deprived of a commission.“He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea.”

Adjective

stone-broke adjective

  1. Broke off, rich, wealthy

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