goodwill

== English == === Alternative forms === good-will (archaic) === 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”). The sense "thrift shop" is a genericized trademark of a US chain of such shops. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʊdˈwɪl/ Rhymes: -ɪl Hyphenation: good‧will === Noun === goodwill (usually uncountable, plural goodwills) A favorably disposed attitude toward someone or something. Synonym: benevolence (accounting) The value of a business entity not directly attributable to its tangible assets and liabilities, deriving from factors such as consumer loyalty to the brand. (business) 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. (business, trade unionism) The willingness of a worker to perform activities not strictly within the scope of the employment contract and not just work to rule. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (countable, uncommon, usually capitalized, Canada, US) A thrift shop. ==== Antonyms ==== ill will ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === bona fides == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English goodwill. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡut.ʋɪl/, [ˈɡut.ʋɪl], [ˈɡud.wɪl] Hyphenation: good‧will === Noun === goodwill m (uncountable, no diminutive) goodwill == Finnish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English goodwill. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡudwil/, [ˈɡudwil] Rhymes: -udwil === Noun === goodwill goodwill (intangible business value) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== liikearvo === Further reading === “goodwill”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023