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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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.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
Tack on to that $25 billion for some sort of missile defense dome that experts mostly agree is yet another bottomless money pit for defense spending that will yield no dependable results.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
The Daily Beast has been a bit of a money pit, though.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
The California high-speed rail system has faced attempts from local legislators to shut it down, with many Republicans accusing the project of being a money pit with no end.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The Major Systems Check Out A new home that turns out to be an unexpected money pit is among the top causes of buyer’s remorse.
—Berit Thorkelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
Iger has successfully turned Disney’s DTC streaming unit from a money pit that frustrated investors into a source of growing profits that offsets secular declines in the traditional linear TV business.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
The office rents the building commands weren’t high enough to cover it, let alone the cost of upgrading and maintaining the building itself, long considered to be a charming money pit.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
Orphaned resources and wrong-sized resources can be a huge money pit.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
Tack on to that $25 billion for some sort of missile defense dome that experts mostly agree is yet another bottomless money pit for defense spending that will yield no dependable results.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 May 2025
The Daily Beast has been a bit of a money pit, though.
—Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
The California high-speed rail system has faced attempts from local legislators to shut it down, with many Republicans accusing the project of being a money pit with no end.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
The Major Systems Check Out A new home that turns out to be an unexpected money pit is among the top causes of buyer’s remorse.
—Berit Thorkelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
Iger has successfully turned Disney’s DTC streaming unit from a money pit that frustrated investors into a source of growing profits that offsets secular declines in the traditional linear TV business.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2025
The office rents the building commands weren’t high enough to cover it, let alone the cost of upgrading and maintaining the building itself, long considered to be a charming money pit.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 19 Dec. 2024
Orphaned resources and wrong-sized resources can be a huge money pit.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Money pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20pit. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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