skint

adjective

ˈskint How to pronounce skint (audio)
Definition of skintnext
chiefly British
as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions an area of London where skint punk rockers would hang out

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  1. impoverished
  2. poor
  3. broke
  4. penniless
  5. bankrupt
Adjective
  • Several factors skew those amounts up and down by district, with districts that have a higher rate of property tax revenue receiving less from the state, while those with higher rates rates of impoverished, disabled or homeless students receive more.
    Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Its citizens are malnourished and impoverished; more refugees have left Venezuela than Syria or Ukraine.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of impoverished
Adjective
  • His role comes a year after a poor performance in his Madison Square Garden debut just eight games into his NBA career: 14 points on 4-of-14 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and a block.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
  • As of Tuesday afternoon, a winter weather advisory was in place warning of poor driving conditions in parts of the state.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of poor
Adjective
  • For instance, portfolios with a high equity allocation show a lower probability of going broke when mean reversion is considered, compared with random walk assessments.
    Larry Light, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Cory FaceTimes with his baby mama and former The Challenge finalist Cheyenne, who tells him he better not have been gone for six weeks just to come home a broke loser.
    Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of broke
Adjective
  • Last December, New York City, Chicago and Denver pleaded for federal assistance to help house tens of thousands of migrants who had arrived penniless after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, bused them there from the border.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Along with invisible, the assistant can also be penniless, powerless and a vulnerable target.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of penniless
Adjective
  • The SoftBank Vision Fund, his venture capital project that launched in 2017, has developed a reputation for backing major flops, including WeWork, the bankrupt co-working space company.
    David Goldman, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Photograph: Yuki Iwamura/Getty Images A US judge has cleared the way for billions of dollars to be refunded to former customers of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX.
    Joel Khalili, WIRED, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of bankrupt
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“Skint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skint. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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