goodwill
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English *goodwille, good wille (“goodwill”), perhaps from Old English *gōdwille ("goodwill"; compare Old English gōdwillende (“well-pleased”); also Scots gudewilly, guidwillie (“displaying goodwill”)), equivalent to good + will. Cognate with Scots guidwill (“goodwill”), Middle Low German gūtwille (“goodwill”), Old High German guotwilligi (“goodwill”), Old Danish godvilje (“goodwill”), Icelandic góðvilji, góðvili (“goodwill”), Icelandic góðvild (“goodness”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
goodwill (usually uncountable; plural goodwills)
- A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.
- (accounting) The value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities. This value derives from factors such as consumer loyalty to the brand.
- (business) A concept used to refer to the ability of an individual or business to exert influence within a community, club, market or another type of group, without having to resort to the use of an asset (such as money or property), either directly or by the creation of a lien.
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Translations [edit]
favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something
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value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities
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concept used to refer to the ability of an individual or business to exert influence
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See also [edit]
Finnish [edit]
Noun [edit]
goodwill
Declension [edit]
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Declension of goodwill (type risti)
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