value add n. 1. The added value. 2. A benefit that results in greater acceptance of something.
BS Definition: Putting a word at the end of another word for-add no-add real-add reason-add.
Origin: In terms of first mention—where the two words value and add appear together—one early reference comes from Sir Isaac Newton’s Tables for Renewing and Purchasing of Leases (published posthumously in 1735). The renowned mathematician used a line item in a table labeled as “The 2 Years Value add, viz.” when discussing the addition of rents year-over-year.
Most experts think value add, as we know it in its BS context today, evolved from the term value-added ...
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