What is "value-added"

added \added\ adj. 1. being in addition [to something else] [Narrower terms: accessorial ] additional, further(prenominal), more(prenominal) --- (used with mass nouns: "takes on added significance"; "asked for additional help"; "we have further information"; "there will be further delays"; "kids have more fun than anybody") [Narrower terms: {another(prenominal), other(prenominal), else(postnominal), extra, intercalary] [Narrower terms: superimposed ] [Narrower terms: {supplementary, supplemental ] [Narrower terms: {value-added ] {subtracted

adj. being or pertaining to something added to a product to increase its value or price; "software supplied by a value-added distributor"; "a value-added tax"

Value added is offering additional features with goods or services.

Value added may also refer to:

• Value-added tax, a tax based on gross profits (the difference between the cost of goods sold and the selling price)
• Value-added modeling, a method of teacher evaluation that attempts to identify how much student achievement is due to the teacher
• Value-added reseller, a company that adds features to an existing product, then resells it, usually to end-users
• Value-added service, extra services in the telecommunications industry
• Value-added network, a hosted service offering that acts as an intermediary between business partners
• Value-added theory, or social strain theory
• Value-added agriculture, manufacturing processes that increase the value of primary agricultural commodities
  • Value-Added Producer Grants, a US program to promote the development and marketing of value-added agricultural products
• Value chain or value-added chain, the set of activities performed by a firm to create a product or service of value