"stone broke" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From stone (“absolutely, completely”) + broke, probably under the influence of earlier expressions such as hard up. Etymology templates: {{m|en|stone||absolutely, completely}} stone (“absolutely, completely”), {{m|en|broke}} broke, {{m|en|hard up}} hard up Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} stone broke (not comparable)
  1. (slang) Synonym of broke: without any money. Tags: not-comparable, slang Synonyms: broke [synonym, synonym-of], stone-broke Derived forms: stony broke
    Sense id: en-stone_broke-en-adj-QxLtDqcU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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