value-added

[ val-yoo-ad-id ]

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.

adjective

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

   software supplied by a value-added distributor.

value added

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of value-added¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Removing CO2 from industrial and power plant emissions, after which it is either stored underground or used to make fuels or other value-added chemicals, is a key strategy for reducing greenhouse gases that are warming Earth and altering the climate globally.

From Science Daily

The findings could lead to the rational design of catalytic active materials, targeting for more efficient and environmentally friendly pathways to produce hydrogen peroxide and other value-added chemicals, contributing to global efforts in sustainable industrial processes and carbon-neutral energy technologies.

From Science Daily

In regions with a cluster of cheesemakers, it might make more sense for one or two makers to take all the whey waste and turn it into value-added products to benefit from the scale.

From Salon

Value-added or farmstead dairy operations that make and sell milk and products such as cheese straight to customers have been growing.

From Salon

These included proposed collaborations in high value-added sector such as oil and gas, energy, education, agriculture, automotive and utility services, it said in a statement.

From Seattle Times