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# Nominal Price

## Definition

The money price of a commodity expressed in currency units, which may
fluctuate independently of the commodity's real value or purchasing power.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 5

## Context

Smith distinguishes between nominal and real prices throughout his analysis
of bounties, arguing that bounties affect nominal prices while potentially
degrading the real value of silver and other commodities.

## Economic Domain

Exchange

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