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# Merchant-Carrier

## Definition

A trader who imports foreign corn into a country specifically to export it
again, using the nation as a temporary storage and distribution point for
international trade.

## Source Chapter

Book IV, Chapter 5

## Context

Smith discusses how bounties and trade restrictions affect the merchant-carrier
trade, noting that while it doesn't directly supply the home market, it can
indirectly contribute to market stability through international distribution.

## Economic Domain

Exchange

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