Definitions for GOODWILL
good·will

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. good will, goodwillnoun

   (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)

2. good will, goodwillnoun

   the friendly hope that something will succeed

3. grace, good will, goodwillnoun

   a disposition to kindness and compassion

   "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. goodwillnoun

   A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something.

2. goodwillnoun

   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.

3. goodwillnoun

   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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1. goodwill

   Goodwill is an intangible asset that represents the non-physical assets, such as brand reputation, customer relations, intellectual property, and other factors, that a company acquires when buying another company. It is essentially the excess value of a business beyond its tangible assets and liabilities. Goodwill can also refer to the positive reputation or relationships a company has built, that may contribute to its competitiveness or value.

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1. goodwill

   A kind or generous act.

   The customer service team were very helpful and as an act of goodwill they awarded accurately and justly.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 2, 2020  

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1. goodwill

   Song lyrics by goodwill -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by goodwill on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GOODWILL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Goodwill is ranked #18467 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Goodwill surname appeared 1,498 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Goodwill.
   
   75.9% or 1,137 total occurrences were White.
   17.4% or 262 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 37 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 31 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.3% or 20 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.7% or 11 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Accounting
   • Friendliness
   • Good Nature
   • Intangible Asset

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How to pronounce GOODWILL?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say GOODWILL in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of GOODWILL in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of GOODWILL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of GOODWILL in a Sentence

1. Juerg Zeltner:

   Goodwill got fully destroyed after the crisis and to rebuild that takes a long time, sometimes I think to myself it takes a generation. Maybe it requires a new generation of people who believe that the system has learned and things have been rebalanced.

2. Spokesman Paddy Ankunda:

   Even when we have international indictments on some of the (LRA) characters, there seems to be no serious goodwill on the part of international actors or stakeholders to participate or contribute toward the ending of the LRA problem.

3. Kate Andersen:

   [ Biden ] understands the fine line Jill Biden has to walk between serving as a goodwill emissary from the US promoting American values, and being a political actor Jill Biden.

4. Vanna Bonta:

   Because I had goodwill for all, I thought all were my friends; and then I learned of treachery, that some preferred my end. A glorious day, the one I learned the meaning of the word. It's good to know my enemies, though their reasons are absurd.

5. Mike Espy:

   They are hurtful to millions of Mississippians who are people of goodwill, and they're harmful because they tend to reinforce the stereotypes that have held back our state for so long and that have cost us jobs and harmed our economy.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=GOODWILL
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Goodwill
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=GOODWILL