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    stony broke

    adjective

    • 1. entirely without money. informal British "all his friends were stony broke"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTONY BROKE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    stony broke. She foresees a gambler's end for me, stony broke, languishing in dungeons and all that sort of thing. From Project Gutenberg. He went stony broke the first year. From Project Gutenberg. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTONY BROKE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective [ after verb ] UK informal us / ˌstoʊ.ni ˈbroʊk / uk / ˌstəʊ.ni ˈbrəʊk / (US stone broke) If someone is stony broke, they have no money. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › stony-brokeSTONY-BROKE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Stony-broke definition: completely without money; penniless. See examples of STONY-BROKE used in a sentence.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › stony brokeStony broke Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of STONY BROKE is having no money at all. How to use stony broke in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTONY-BROKE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    stony-broke. British slang completely without money; penniless US and Canadian term: stone-broke.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › stony-brokeStony-broke - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of stony-broke. adjective. lacking funds. synonyms: broke, bust, skint, stone-broke. poor. having little money or few possessions. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Stony-broke." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/stony-broke. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024. Copy citation.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'stony-broke' - Collins Online ...

    A complete guide to the word "STONY-BROKE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  9. www.oed.com › dictionary › stony-broke_adjstony-broke, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the adjective stony-broke mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective stony-broke . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › stony-brokeSynonyms and antonyms of stony broke in English - Cambridge ...

    adjective. These are words and phrases related to stony broke. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of stony broke. DEPRIVED. Synonyms. deprived. poor. impoverished. destitute. poverty-stricken. badly off. needy. in need. in want. wanting. underprivileged. disadvantaged. impecunious. low-born. pauperized

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › stony+brokeStony broke - definition of stony broke by The Free Dictionary

    Define stony broke. stony broke synonyms, stony broke pronunciation, stony broke translation, English dictionary definition of stony broke. adj. Informal Completely broke; having no money. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.