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# Neat Revenue

## Definition

The portion of a society's annual produce that remains free after deducting the expense of maintaining both fixed and circulating capital. It represents the actual wealth available for consumption and enjoyment by the society's members.

## Source Chapter

Book II, Chapter 2

## Context

Smith defines neat revenue as what remains free to a society after maintaining its capital, analogous to neat rent in private estates. He argues that a society's real wealth is in proportion to its neat revenue, not its gross revenue.

## Economic Domain

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