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adding value

adding value is the present participle and gerund of add value.

Meaning of add value

Verb

add value (third-person singular simple present adds value, present participle adding value, simple past and past participle added value)

  1. (intransitive) To make a product or service more desirable or useful.
    • An oil refinery adds value to crude oil by distilling it into various desired intermediates and end products.
  2. (Hong-Kong, especially) To top up.

Questions about adding value

What is adding value the present participle and gerund of?
Adding value is the present participle and gerund of add value.

Words near adding value in the dictionary

  1. adding one's twopenn'orth
  2. adding salt to injury
  3. adding to the list
  4. adding up
  5. adding up to
  6. adding value
  7. Addingham
  8. addings
  9. Addington
  10. Addington Highlands
  11. Addingtonian

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