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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

“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

The company’s value-added services and solutions business, which includes fraud prevention and data analytics, also had higher revenue, driven by growth in security, digital and authentication services.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Its strategies include upselling and expanding value-added services such as cybersecurity and IT solutions, while strengthening efforts to retain higher-value customers, it adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

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

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