"Mehrwert" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: [ˈmeːɐ̯ˌveːɐ̯t] Audio: De-Mehrwert.ogg
Etymology: Mehr (“increase, excess”) + wert (“worth, value”); cognate to English more + worth. Coined by Karl Marx. Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Mehr|wert|t1=increase, excess|t2=worth, value}} Mehr (“increase, excess”) + wert (“worth, value”), {{cog|en|more}} English more, {{coin|de|Karl Marx}} Coined by Karl Marx Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es.sg}} Mehrwert m (strong, genitive Mehrwerts or Mehrwertes, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es.sg}} Forms: Mehrwerts [genitive], Mehrwertes [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Mehrwert [nominative, singular], Mehrwerts [genitive, singular], Mehrwertes [genitive, singular], Mehrwert [dative, singular], Mehrwerte [dative, singular], Mehrwert [accusative, singular]
  1. value added Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Wertschöpfung
    Sense id: en-Mehrwert-de-noun-2UW2rmfA Categories (other): Economics Disambiguation of Economics: 72 0 28
  2. (Marxism) surplus value Tags: Marxism, masculine, no-plural, strong
    Sense id: en-Mehrwert-de-noun-lp4MlC7P Categories (other): Marxism, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 30 64 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 70 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 70 3
  3. (colloquial) profit Tags: colloquial, masculine, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Gewinn
    Sense id: en-Mehrwert-de-noun-0jvo0RQU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Mehrwertsteuer, Nominalwert
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