value-added


val·ue-add·ed

(văl′yo͞o-ăd′ĭd)adj.1. Of or relating to the estimated value that is added to a product or material at each stage of its manufacture or distribution: "Unlike the steel or aluminum industries, where heavier profits come from value-added fabrication, mining is the most lucrative stage of copper production" (Forbes).2. Relating to or having an enhancement or feature that increases value.

val′ue-add′ed



n. 1. Also value-add. something, as an item of equipment, added to a product by a marketer to warrant a markup in the retail price. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or supplying value-added. [1930–35]