Although the term value-subtracted has been used in specialized contexts for some years, it is acquiring traction in public parlance largely because of dislocations in the former Communist bloc.
Value-subtracted was a term very rarely used before dislocations in the former Communist bloc.
mnli hypothesis: Value-subtracted was a term very rarely used before dislocations in the former Communist bloc. premise: Although the term value-subtracted has been used in specialized contexts for some years, it is acquiring traction in public parlance largely because of dislocations in the former Communist bloc.