mortgage burner

noun

Etymology

From the notion of burning the mortgage note (promissory note) after paying off the mortgage.

Definitions

  1. A cash crop or choice of livestock regarded as the best bet for a smallholder farmer in…

    A cash crop or choice of livestock regarded as the best bet for a smallholder farmer in some particular time and place (under current market conditions).

    • Hogs were a mortgage burner at the time; a new hoghouse could pay its way.
    • Tobacco was considered a mortgage burner in that day.

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