pleite

Pronunciation: /ˈplaɪ̯tə/

broke

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Meanings

Adjective

Haben Sie gesagt, dass Sie pleite seien?

Did you say you were broke?

pleite sein — Colloquial: be broke or have no money.
pleite / Pleite — Lower-case pleite is an adjective; die Pleite is the noun for a failure or bankruptcy.

Extra sentence

Nach dem Urlaub war ich fast pleite.

After the holiday, I was almost broke.