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# Money Rent

## Definition

A form of rent payment specified as a fixed sum of money rather than in kind, which Smith argues is vulnerable to loss of real value through monetary debasement and fluctuations in the value of precious metals.

## Source Chapter

Book I, Chapter 5

## Context

Smith contrasts money rent with corn rent, showing how monetary payments can lose real value over time due to changes in the value of the currency.

## Economic Domain

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