tote a note
v. phr.— «A house note dealer is a car dealer who doesn’t go through a bank or credit bureau when he sells a car. Rather, he “totes the note” himself.» —by John Reed Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock) July 20, 1986. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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