Question of the Day #687

“That’s why I call this money pit the half-billion-dollar-boondoggle,” he continued.

From the headline of this article at The Reporter.

上記の文で、money pitの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "money pit" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

〈米俗〉金食い虫

Answer

According to The Free Dictionary:

A business, possession, or other financial commitment that requires or consumes an increasingly large amount of money, especially more than was first anticipated.

Examples

• My house is such a money pit—I'm always paying for repairs on it!
• We don't want the project to become a money pit.
• Old houses can become money pits for their owners.
• The problem with buying used cars is that, even if they started off being cheap, they often turn into money pits as they start breaking down.
• I bought this restaurant because of its prime downtown location, but with all the repairs and the huge amount of staff needed to run it, it's proven to be quite a money pit.

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