About The Word Down-and-out

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Down-and-out

Down-and-out Meaning & Definition
Down-and-out Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Down-and-out?

[n] a person who is destitute; "he tried to help the down-and-out"
[adj] lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Down-and-out: unsuccessful

Related Terms | Find terms related to Down-and-out: ausgespielt | bankrupt | blasted | blighted | broken | desolated | destitute | destroyed | devastated | done for | done in | fallen | finished | fortuneless | gone to pot | homeless | in ruins | in the gutter | in the red | insolvent | irremediable | kaput | landless | moneyless | out of funds | overthrown | penniless | propertyless | ravaged | ruined | ruinous | spoiled | undone | wasted | without a sou | wrecked

See Also | have-not | poor person

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