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词汇 money pit
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Definition of money pit in English:

money pit

noun
informal
  • A major drain on one's financial resources.

    like all cars, it's a money pit
    Example sentencesExamples
    • My garden appears to be a money pit.
    • Damage or disrepair can turn a bargain into a money pit.
    • We don't want to see this become a money pit for federal dollars.
    • Damn cars, they're a money pit.
    • Obscure stocks can turn into little-known money pits, or they can transform your portfolio into a source of enduring pleasure.
    • Harper agrees: "Our financial system was a money pit."
    • In fact, many a successful businessperson has lost his / her fortune in the money pit of the sports fan.
    • Instead, he has been trapped in the money pits of a recession and two wars.
    • Somebody has to lose all the capital that was poured into this money pit.
    • Are big time college sports really a moneymaker for the schools or are they a money pit?
    • Blogs aren't generally money pits—they're time pits.
    • The Finance Committee, meanwhile, voted to recommend against the church's purchase, saying it could turn into a money pit.
    • But their houses end up becoming money pits more often than not.
    • You see, dear reader, the correct translation of the word "chateau" is actually "money pit."
    • Instead, the venture turned into a money pit.
    • England can't do things without them becoming a money pit.
    • For outside investors, the Merc looks like a money pit.
    • It is a bigger money pit than the first.
    • Instead, he says, the fund is destined to turn into a money pit.
    • He simply digs himself into his self-selected money pit deeper than he's capable of climbing out.

Definition of money pit in US English:

money pit

noun
informal
  • An ongoing drain on financial resources, such as a house in frequent need of costly repairs or improvement.

    your bargain fixer-upper need not become your money pit
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For outside investors, the Merc looks like a money pit.
    • The Finance Committee, meanwhile, voted to recommend against the church's purchase, saying it could turn into a money pit.
    • Obscure stocks can turn into little-known money pits, or they can transform your portfolio into a source of enduring pleasure.
    • Somebody has to lose all the capital that was poured into this money pit.
    • Instead, he has been trapped in the money pits of a recession and two wars.
    • My garden appears to be a money pit.
    • England can't do things without them becoming a money pit.
    • But their houses end up becoming money pits more often than not.
    • Blogs aren't generally money pits—they're time pits.
    • Instead, he says, the fund is destined to turn into a money pit.
    • He simply digs himself into his self-selected money pit deeper than he's capable of climbing out.
    • Are big time college sports really a moneymaker for the schools or are they a money pit?
    • Damn cars, they're a money pit.
    • In fact, many a successful businessperson has lost his / her fortune in the money pit of the sports fan.
    • You see, dear reader, the correct translation of the word "chateau" is actually "money pit."
    • We don't want to see this become a money pit for federal dollars.
    • Harper agrees: "Our financial system was a money pit."
    • Instead, the venture turned into a money pit.
    • It is a bigger money pit than the first.
    • Damage or disrepair can turn a bargain into a money pit.
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