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 Definitions of goodwill  [Archaic.]  

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Definition of 'goodwill' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) goodwill
friendly disposition; kindly regard; benevolence.

2.  goodwill
cheerful acquiescence or consent.

3.  goodwill
an intangible, salable asset arising from the reputation of a business and its relations with its customers.

Etymology:  (bef. 900)

Definition of 'goodwill' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) good will, goodwill
(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)

2. (noun) good will, goodwill
the friendly hope that something will succeed

3. (noun) grace, good will, goodwill
a disposition to kindness and compassion
"the victor's grace in treating the vanquished"



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