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# Money as Instrument of Commerce
## Definition
The function of currency in facilitating the exchange of goods and services by eliminating the need for direct barter. This practical role in enabling trade contributes to the popular misconception that money itself constitutes wealth, rather than recognizing it as merely a tool for obtaining real goods and services.
## Source Chapter
Book IV, Chapter 1
## Context
Smith identifies this instrumental function as one of the two key reasons why people equate money with wealth. Because having money makes it easier to obtain whatever else one needs, there is a natural tendency to focus on accumulating money rather than the actual goods and services that constitute real wealth.
## Economic Domain
Exchange
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