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• value-added
  value-added

  noun

  something, as an item of equipment, that has been added to a product by a marketer or distributor to warrant a markup in the retail price.
• value added
  value added

  noun

  the difference between the total revenues of a firm, industry, etc, and its total purchases from other firms, industries, etc. The aggregate of values added throughout an economy ( gross value added ) represents that economy's gross domestic product

value-added

American  

[val-yoo-ad-id] / ˈvæl juˈæd ɪd /

noun

1. something, as an item of equipment, that has been added to a product by a marketer or distributor to warrant a markup in the retail price.

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adjective

1. of, relating to, or supplying value-added.

   software supplied by a value-added distributor.

value added British  

noun

1. the difference between the total revenues of a firm, industry, etc, and its total purchases from other firms, industries, etc. The aggregate of values added throughout an economy ( gross value added ) represents that economy's gross domestic product

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Etymology

Origin of value-added

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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value-added value added

His guiding principle is simple: focus on key local resources, process them locally, create skilled jobs, and export value-added products through public-private partnerships.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

“The legacy fee-for-transaction business is kind of maturing, and what’s driving growth is predominantly value-added services,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026

“They don’t even fight as much” on value-added services, he said.

From MarketWatch ● May 25, 2026

From April, Chinese manufacturers will no longer be able to get a refund from the government for value-added taxes on exported solar components, and they are expected to raise prices as a result.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

The real value-added knowledge work happens in the next five minutes.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Smaller accounts regurgitated Owens’ claims in their own videos, with no apparent value added.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026

We should look instead at earnings, free cash flow, economic value added, and other measures of profitability.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026

With EVs, sure, I see the value added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

"I look forward to working with the team to face these challenges and realise some of the opportunities in a way which creates shareholder value," added the former CEO of British supermarket giant Tesco.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025

Real GDP grew by 1.5% a year on the strength of value added by the manufacturing and service sectors.

From The 1990 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency