skint
adjective[after verb]
UKslanguk/skɪnt/us/skɪnt/having nomoney:
身无分文的,一文不名的I getpaideachFriday, and byTuesdayI'm always skint.我每个星期五领工资,可我总是到了星期二就身无分文了。
Synonym
broke
not having much or enough money
- poorHer family was poor and didn't own a computer.
- pennilessAt the time, I was a penniless student.
- impoverishedBenefits should be targeted at the most impoverished families.
- disadvantagedThe scheme was set up to help disadvantaged children.
- deprivedDeprived areas will be hardest hit by the cuts.