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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Which is part of the intrigue: Why keep up such a money pit when selling would be so lucrative?
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Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Nov. 2024
Sure, a dream home could be a money pit that requires a steady stream of constant upgrades and expensive fixes that were never indicated in the original listing.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
Nor does being an early adopter mean much; indeed, that can become a money pit if the investments are in tech alone.
—Rodney Zimmel, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2024
The unwinding of its Main Street businesses has lost the firm millions in recent quarters — but the maintenance of those same products has also proven to be a money pit.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 10 Sep. 2024
The homeless industrial complex now joins the bullet train debacle as a taxpayer money pit.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
The sporting spectacular is a notorious money pit, and climate change has curtailed the number of sites capable of hosting.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Quartz, 10 Apr. 2024
The building, vacant for four years, has proved to be a money pit.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
Looking turned into many conversations: Would this historic home be a money pit?
—The Indianapolis Star, 29 Jan. 2024
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Bridget Read, Curbed, 15 Nov. 2024
Sure, a dream home could be a money pit that requires a steady stream of constant upgrades and expensive fixes that were never indicated in the original listing.
—Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 18 Oct. 2024
Nor does being an early adopter mean much; indeed, that can become a money pit if the investments are in tech alone.
—Rodney Zimmel, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2024
The unwinding of its Main Street businesses has lost the firm millions in recent quarters — but the maintenance of those same products has also proven to be a money pit.
—Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 10 Sep. 2024
The homeless industrial complex now joins the bullet train debacle as a taxpayer money pit.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
The sporting spectacular is a notorious money pit, and climate change has curtailed the number of sites capable of hosting.
—Hannah Schoenbaum, Quartz, 10 Apr. 2024
The building, vacant for four years, has proved to be a money pit.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024
Looking turned into many conversations: Would this historic home be a money pit?
—The Indianapolis Star, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Money pit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20pit. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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