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Adjective: stony-broke  'stow-nee'browk
Usage: Brit, informal
  1. Without or very short of money
    "not so long ago that he was so stony-broke his debit card was declined";
    - broke [informal], bust [informal], skint [Brit, informal], stone-broke [N. Amer, informal], strapped [informal], cash-strapped [informal], strapped for cash [informal]

See also: poor