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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 yuˈæd 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

A more tangible growth engine for Mastercard in the here and now is its sprawling array of value-added services.

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 most eye-catching provision is the 30% local value-added rule.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Germans paid an average of $8.75 a gallon in March, more than half of which stemmed from value-added taxes and fuel excise duties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

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

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