# 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 Distribution ---