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“Dear” means “expensive.”
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Dear Term Timeline in The Wealth of Nations
The timeline below shows where the term Dear appears in The Wealth of Nations. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Book 1, Chapter 8
...than Scotland, but wages are higher. In both places, historical evidence shows that grain was dearer (more expensive), and wages were lower in the previous century, compared to Smith’s time. The...
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