Commentary for Kiddushin 9:13

לא ניכתוב רחמנא בביאה ותיתי מהנך מה להנך שכן קנינן מרובה

And should you argue, money too has compulsory powers over a Hebrew maidservant<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A father can sell his daughter, the transaction being effected by money, against her will (Rashi) . Tosaf.: Having bought a Hebrew maidservant, her master can declare that the money paid was for betrothal, even against her will and that of her father.');">²⁵</span> - nevertheless, we do not find this in respect to conjugal relationship.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to Rashi's interpretation, the sense is obvious. Tosaf.: Money has no power of matrimonial compulsion at the outset, for in the first place the money is given for a maidservant, not a wife.');">²⁶</span> R'Huna said: Huppah acquires [a woman], a minori.

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