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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

He also sees higher contributions from value-added products and easing raw-material costs also could support earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 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

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

There was one for value-added and one for goodwill.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

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

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2026

The country’s planning minister estimates Pakistan can increase annual critical-mineral exports to $6 billion to $8 billion, including the value added by processing, from about $2 billion currently.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 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

If only the value added each year, $2.80 in our illustration, were taxed annually, there would be no injustice.

From Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest Protecting Existing Forests and Growing New Ones, from the Standpoint of the Public and That of the Lumberman, with an Outline of Technical Methods by Allen, Edward Tyson