a feeling of wanting to be friendly and helpful to someone
a gesture of goodwill:
As a gesture of goodwill, we agreed to do the workfree of charge.
Synonyms and related words
Friendship and feelings of friendship
friendship
love
companionship
2
businessthe good reputation and good relationships that a company has with its customers, and how much these are worth if the company is sold
Synonyms and related words
To do business and relating to doing business
account
after hours
asset
goodwill
noun uncountable
US /ɡʊdˈwɪl/
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Goodwill
DEFINITIONS2
1
a feeling of wanting to be friendly and helpful to someone
a gesture of goodwill:
As a gesture of goodwill, we agreed to do the workfree of charge.
Synonyms and related words
Friendship and feelings of friendship
friendship
love
companionship
2
businessthe good reputation and good relationships that a company has with its customers, and how much these are worth if the company is sold
Synonyms and related words
To do business and relating to doing business
account
after hours
asset
Goodwill
US /ɡʊdˈwɪl/
Other entries for this word
goodwillnoun
DEFINITIONS1
1
an informal name for Goodwill Industries, an organization in the U.S. that has stores that collect old clothes and other things that people no longer want and sell them at low prices. The money is used to train people who have disabilities or who are unemployed or homeless.