money pit
noun
: something that uses up a very large amount of money
My house is such a money pit—I'm always paying for repairs on it!
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At hotels, which have been ditching items like free soaps and even bathroom doors to economize, the free breakfast is a sacred cow that some worry will not survive, increasingly seen by hotel operators as an money pit eating into the thin margins of the business.
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Kevin Williams, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
While attitudes improved modestly this year, the fact remains that for many students, the traditional path to a post-secondary degree is a money pit, which explains why more young people are gravitating toward skilled-trade careers.
—Bob Carey, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
But there’s no avoiding the reality: AI is the new obsession, and the new money pit.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
The act has become a slow moving bureaucratic money pit.
—Vincent Turley, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
However, an economic recession throws open a money pit that pulls Tom's Bistro.
—Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 27 July 2025
The Postal Service has continued to be a massive money pit since the turnaround plan first took effect, with the agency failing to reach its breakeven goals in both 2023 and 2024.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 July 2025
Without expert help, the process can easily become a money pit.
—Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
DeSantis’ hostile takeover of the tiny liberal arts college has devolved into a money pit: The state’s cost for each New College student shot to more than $90,000.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
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Kevin Williams, CNBC, 15 Feb. 2026
While attitudes improved modestly this year, the fact remains that for many students, the traditional path to a post-secondary degree is a money pit, which explains why more young people are gravitating toward skilled-trade careers.
—Bob Carey, Boston Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
But there’s no avoiding the reality: AI is the new obsession, and the new money pit.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025
The act has become a slow moving bureaucratic money pit.
—Vincent Turley, Hartford Courant, 21 Aug. 2025
However, an economic recession throws open a money pit that pulls Tom's Bistro.
—Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 27 July 2025
The Postal Service has continued to be a massive money pit since the turnaround plan first took effect, with the agency failing to reach its breakeven goals in both 2023 and 2024.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 7 July 2025
Without expert help, the process can easily become a money pit.
—Michael Gargiulo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
DeSantis’ hostile takeover of the tiny liberal arts college has devolved into a money pit: The state’s cost for each New College student shot to more than $90,000.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
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“Money pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20pit. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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