money pit

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === money pit (plural money pits) (idiomatic) A possession or financial commitment, especially a building or vehicle, that creates substantial ongoing expenses, especially one whose costs are considered to be unsustainable. ==== Related terms ==== time sink ==== Translations ==== === Proper noun === the money pit (informal, sometimes capitalized) A complicated, seemingly man-made excavation on Oak Island in Nova Scotia, Canada, rumored to contain pirate treasure and which has been repeatedly and unsuccessfully probed at great expense. ==== Translations ==== === References === “money pit”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. Oak Island on Wikipedia.Wikipedia