Broke vs. Penniless — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Broke and Penniless
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Broke
Past tense of break.
Penniless
Entirely without money.
Broke
(Nonstandard)A past participle of break.
Penniless
Very poor.
Broke
Bankrupt.
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Penniless
Destitute of money; impecunious; poor.
Broke
Lacking funds
"an organization that gets increasingly obscure and broke with each passing year" (Dean Bakopoulos).
Penniless
Not having enough money to pay for necessities
Broke
Inflection of break
Broke
To act as a broker; to transact business for another; broker#Verb.
Agents broking with various other carriers can offer additional options
Broke
(obsolete) To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.
Broke
(informal) Financially ruined, bankrupt.
Broke
(informal) Without any money, penniless.
Dead broke; flat broke
Broke
Broken.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Broke
(nautical) Demoted, deprived of a commission.
He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea.
Broke
(slang) Broke off, rich, wealthy
Broke
(papermaking) Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process.
Broke
(obsolete) A fragment, remains, a piece broken off.
Broke
To transact business for another.
Broke
To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.
We do want a certain necessary woman to broke between them, Cupid said.
And brokes with all that can in such a suitCorrupt the tender honor of a maid.
Broke
Lacking funds;
`skint' is a British slang term
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