goodwill
See also: Goodwill
English
Etymology
From Middle English *goodwille, good wille (“goodwill”), perhaps from Old English *gōdwille (“goodwill”); compare Old English gōdwillende (“well-pleased”); also Scots guidwilly, 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
Noun
goodwill (usually uncountable, plural goodwills)
- A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.
- 20 January 2017, Donald Trump, Inauguration Speech
- We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world — but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first.
- 20 January 2017, Donald Trump, Inauguration Speech
- (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.
Antonyms
Translations
favorably disposed attitude
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value
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ability to exert influence
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English goodwill.
Pronunciation
Noun
goodwill m (uncountable)
Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English goodwill.
Pronunciation
Noun
goodwill
- goodwill (intangible business value)
Declension
Inflection of goodwill (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | goodwill | goodwillit | |
genitive | goodwillin | goodwillien | |
partitive | goodwillia | goodwilleja | |
illative | goodwilliin | goodwilleihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | goodwill | goodwillit | |
accusative | nom. | goodwill | goodwillit |
gen. | goodwillin | ||
genitive | goodwillin | goodwillien | |
partitive | goodwillia | goodwilleja | |
inessive | goodwillissa | goodwilleissa | |
elative | goodwillista | goodwilleista | |
illative | goodwilliin | goodwilleihin | |
adessive | goodwillilla | goodwilleilla | |
ablative | goodwillilta | goodwilleilta | |
allative | goodwillille | goodwilleille | |
essive | goodwillina | goodwilleina | |
translative | goodwilliksi | goodwilleiksi | |
abessive | goodwillitta | goodwilleitta | |
instructive | — | goodwillein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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