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<!-- generated: provider=openrouter model=arcee-ai/trinity-large-preview:free date=2026-02-19 source=book-2-chapter-02 -->
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# Gross Revenue
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## Definition
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The total annual produce of a country's land and labour before deducting the expenses of maintaining both fixed and circulating capital. It represents the entire value of goods and services produced by a society in a given year.
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## Source Chapter
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Book II, Chapter 2
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## Context
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Smith introduces the concept of gross revenue as analogous to gross rent of a private estate, distinguishing it from neat revenue. He uses this distinction to explain how the maintenance of capital reduces the actual wealth available for consumption.
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## Economic Domain
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Distribution
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