mortgage burner
mortgage burner noun: 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).
Noun
mortgage burner (plural mortgage burners)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- mortgage lifter
Synonyms of mortgage burner
Forms of mortgage burner
| plural | mortgage burners |
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Origin of mortgage burner
From the notion of burning the mortgage note (promissory note) after paying off the mortgage.
Questions about mortgage burner
- What does mortgage burner mean?
- Mortgage burner means 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).
- What part of speech is mortgage burner?
- Mortgage burner is a noun.
- What is the plural of mortgage burner?
- The plural of mortgage burner is mortgage burners.
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