stone-broke
Without any money
Stone-broke means completely without money—not just short on funds, but entirely penniless.
The stone- intensifies broke the way stone-cold intensifies cold: absolutely, thoroughly, to the bone.
After the divorce, he was stone-broke and sleeping on his brother's couch.
Interchangeable with flat broke.
Unable to repay debts
- insolventUnable to pay debts
- pennilessCompletely without money
- bustedApprehended or broken
- skintHaving no money
ruined · beggared · impoverished · indigent · pauperized · down-and-out · strapped · cashless
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- evictionForced departure from rental
- repossessionCreditor seizing collateral
default · poverty · unemployment · debt · austerity · struggle · crisis · recession
bankrupt
Unable to repay debts
skint · ruined · beggared · impoverished · indigent · pauperized · down-and-out · strapped · cashless · moneyless
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- foreclosureLender seizes mortgaged property
- evictionForced departure from rental
repossession · default · poverty · unemployment · debt · austerity · struggle · crisis · recession · downturn