adding value
Making something better
Adding value means contributing something worthwhile beyond what already exists.
In business, it describes improvements that increase a product's worth or appeal: The designer added value by improving the user interface.
The phrase often appears in corporate jargon about employee contributions or service enhancements, sometimes used so loosely it becomes meaningless: We're focused on adding value for stakeholders.
More concretely, adding value can mean any enhancement that justifies higher prices or creates genuine benefit.
Capacity for original thought
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- inventionNew device or method
- ingenuityClever, original thinking
originality · pioneering · design thinking · prototype · R&D · ideation · iteration · problem-solving
Raise in quality
- upgradeRaise to higher standard
- enrichImprove by adding value
- augmentIncrease in size
- boostUpward push or increase
strengthen · optimize · refine · elevate · quality · differentiate · customize · personalize
Profit relative to cost
- profit marginRevenue exceeding costs ratio
- revenue growthIncrease in business income
- capital gainsProfit from asset sales
- appreciationRecognition of worth
equity · yield · earnings · ROI · bottom line · monetize · cost-benefit · markup
Joint effort toward shared aim
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- inputData received for processing
service · support · deliverable · productivity · output · performance · stakeholder · client satisfaction
creativity
Capacity for original thought
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- inventionNew device or method
ingenuity · originality · pioneering · design thinking · prototype · R&D · ideation · iteration · problem-solving · transformation
improve
Raise in quality
boost · strengthen · optimize · refine · elevate · quality · differentiate · customize · personalize · streamline
return on investment
Profit relative to cost
- profit marginRevenue exceeding costs ratio
- revenue growthIncrease in business income
- capital gainsProfit from asset sales
appreciation · equity · yield · earnings · ROI · bottom line · monetize · cost-benefit · markup · premium pricing
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- skillAcquired ability through practice
input · service · support · deliverable · productivity · output · performance · stakeholder · client satisfaction · customer experience
adding valuedetracting
Diminishing perceived value
undermining · sabotaging · taking away · damaging · making things worse
adding valuegoing through the motions
Performing without genuine effort
phoning it in · coasting · freeloading · mailing it in · marking time
adding, added, adds, addition, additional, additionally, additive, addendum, value