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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessumidouro de dinheiro
Pronunciation / Transliteration: su-mi-do-ro de di-nyei-ru
"Aquele carro velho é um verdadeiro sumidouro de dinheiro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A place or enterprise that consumes vastly more money than it is worth or than was anticipated.
"Buying that old Victorian house turned out to be a complete money-pit." - 2
A persistent drain on financial resources without yielding profitable or satisfactory returns.
"The failing startup became a bottomless money-pit for the investors."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'money' (from Latin monetarius via Old French) and 'pit' (from Old English pytt, meaning a hole or hollow). The term gained widespread currency in the 20th century to describe ventures or properties that continually drain financial resources without yielding a return.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Money-pit" is said worldwide
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gouffre financier
Transliteration: goof-r fi-nan-syer
"Cette vieille voiture est un véritable gouffre financier."
Groschengrab
Transliteration: gros-hen-grahp
"Das alte Haus erwies sich als echtes Groschengrab."
pozzo senza fondo
Transliteration: potz-zo sen-tza fon-do
"Ristrutturare quella villa è stato un pozzo senza fondo."
sumidero de dinero
Transliteration: su-mi-de-ro de di-ne-ro
"El proyecto de restauración se convirtió en un sumidero de dinero."
sumidouro de dinheiro
Transliteration: su-mi-do-ro de di-nyei-ru
"Aquele carro velho é um verdadeiro sumidouro de dinheiro."
धन का कुआँ
Transliteration: dhan ka kuaan
"यह पुरानी कार हमारे लिए धन का कुआँ साबित हुई।"
无底洞
Transliteration: wú dǐ dòng
"修缮这座老房子简直是个无底洞。"
돈먹는 하마
Transliteration: don-meok-neun ha-ma
"그 낡은 차를 수리하는 것은 돈먹는 하마와 같다."
底なし沼
Transliteration: sokonashi numa
"あの古い建物の維持費はまさに底なし沼だ。"
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