Stone Broke

Word STONE BROKE
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Definitions and meanings of "Stone Broke"

What do we mean by stone broke?

Completely broke; having no money. adjective

Lacking funds adjective

Financially ruined, bankrupt.

Without any money, penniless.

Broken.

Demoted, deprived of a commission.

Not having loot. None. Especially when the state of being stone cold broke is not typical for the individual who finds themself stove cold broke. Urban Dictionary

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The word "stone-broke" in example sentences

When he is here, he prefers to dismiss his retinue and dress himself—he is much quicker than one would expect for a prince, but then he was for a long time a stone-broke prince in exile. ❋ Priya Parmar (2011)

Harry is stone-broke one moment, but darts away and will return with money which will provide for an astonishing trip to London. ❋ Hardwick, Elizabeth (2000)

We even fell afoul of highwaymen on the return leg, gentlemen so inept they didn't know what to do when they found out that everyone aboard the coach was stone-broke. ❋ Cook, Glen (1995)

I wish it would, because I'm stone-broke and haven't any more cartridges. ❋ Charles Garvice (N/A)

"But you," said Forrest to the earl, "what would you do if you were stone-broke?" ❋ Gouverneur Morris (1914)

It is surprising, the money that is made out of stone-broke tramps. ❋ Unknown (1908)

"And you will always be hearing racing 'shop,' and how much somebody won, nobody ever talks about their losses until they are stone-broke." ❋ Charles Turley (1904)

'They're as proud as a turkey when they hold the ready cash, You ought to' ear the way they laugh an 'joke; They are tricky an' they're funny when they've got the ready money, -- Ow! but see 'em when they're all stone-broke. ' ❋ Rudyard Kipling (1900)

In the elegant phraseology of high society I am stone-broke. ❋ William John Locke (1896)

Men may be hard up or even stone-broke; there are slums; there are hard-worked women; but there is no general fear of poverty. ❋ Walter Besant (1868)

"No. No. the best one was definitely, 'Even if I was stone-broke, there's not enough money in the world to make me work for No.ton again.' ❋ Stewardson, Dawn (1992)

Well, when she came to the door that morning, I told her so, and that I was stone-broke; and she took me right in, and fetched out the pie. " ❋ Unknown (1898)

[Spent] all my money on [dope] and now I'm [stone cold broke]. ❋ New York Knifedealer (2018)

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