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# Dwelling House Distinction

## Definition

The economic difference between houses used as capital (rented for revenue) and those used for immediate consumption (owner-occupied, providing no revenue to the public).

## Source Chapter

Book II, Chapter 1

## Context

Clarifies how the same physical asset can function differently in the economy depending on its use, distinguishing between capital that generates revenue and consumption goods that do not.

## Economic Domain

General Theory

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