Definition
Either the past tense of 'break' (to have split or damaged something), or an adjective meaning having no money.
Etymology
From Old English 'brecan' (to break), with Germanic roots; the 'money' sense developed as slang by the early 1900s, from the metaphor of being 'broken' financially.
Kelly Says
The fact that 'broke' means both 'shattered' and 'penniless' is actually poetic—English speakers metaphorically connected a broken object to a broken bank account, using the same word for both kinds of damage.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ব্যাংক্রুপ্ট
b-ya-ng-kru-pt
CACatalà
en fallida
en fa-li-da
CSČeština
bankrot
ban-kro-t
DEDeutsch
pleite
plight-e
ELΕλληνικά
απόλλων
a-pol-lon
ESEspañol
quebrado
ke-bra-do
FISuomi
konkurssi
kon-kurs-si
HIहिन्दी
बुरी हालत में
bu-ri ha-lat mein
IDBahasa Indonesia
bangkrut
ban-krut
ITItaliano
fallito
fal-li-to
MRMR
बुरी हालत
bu-ri ha-lat
MSBahasa Melayu
bankrap
ban-kra-p
MYမြန်မာ
ကျဆုံး
kya-soun-g
NLNederlands
failliet
fai-li-et
PLPolski
bankrut
ban-krut
PTPortuguês
quebrado
ke-bra-do
RUРусский
банкрот
ban-kro-t
SVSvenska
kraschad
kra-shad
TAதமிழ்
வீழ்ந்த
vi-zh-n-ta
THไทย
ล้มละลาย
lom-la-lai
UKУкраїнська
банкрут
ban-krut
VITiếng Việt
bần cùng
ban-cung