plus-value

French

Etymology

From plus +‎ Old French value (whence évaluer).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ply.va.ly/

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Noun

plus-value f (plural plus-values)

1. (economics, business, finance) capital gain (increase in the value of a capital asset; amount by which the value or the proceeds of the sale of a capital asset by its owner exceed its cost to the owner)

   Antonym: moins-value

2. (figuratively) added value

   Synonym: valeur ajoutée

Further reading

• “plus-value”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012