Definition of "value-added" []

• 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). (adjective)

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• "We are extremely excited to have world-class investor KKR as our long-term value-added partner."
• "One possibility that's already being tried by a number of school systems, including the one in nearby Decatur, Ga.: so-called value-added tests, which gauge a student's progress over the course of a school year rather than merely determining whether the student is performing at grade level."
• "The controversy centers largely on using a statistical tool called "value-added" to evaluate teachers."