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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Chosen without these considerations, what begins as a fun hobby project can quickly turn into a money pit, so some forethought is necessary.
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Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Experts identify a number of reasons why Cruise went from the promise of being a cash cow to its reality: a money pit.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 8 Feb. 2025
After jumping through the hoops to find a great property, do not ignore warning signs that your dream home may be a money pit.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Experts identify a number of reasons why Cruise went from the promise of being a cash cow to its reality: a money pit.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 8 Feb. 2025
After jumping through the hoops to find a great property, do not ignore warning signs that your dream home may be a money pit.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Money pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20pit. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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