value-added
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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.
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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]
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