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broker

The correct spelling is broker.

How to pronounce broker

adjective

IPA: /ˈbɹəʊkə/

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The correct spelling is broker. Financially ruined, bankrupt. For example: "dead broke; flat broke"

Usage Examples

dead broke; flat broke

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea.

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.Financially ruined, bankrupt.
  2. 2.Without any money, penniless.
  3. 3.Broken.
  4. 4.Demoted, deprived of a commission.

noun

  1. 1.A mediator between a buyer and seller.
  2. 2.A stockbroker.
  3. 3.A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.
  4. 4.An agent involved in the exchange of messages or transactions.

verb

  1. 1.To act as a broker; to mediate in a sale or transaction.
  2. 2.To act as a broker in; to arrange or negotiate.

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