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BNC: 6487 COCA: 8768

goodwill

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goodwill /ˌgʊdˈwɪl/ noun
goodwill
/ˌgʊdˈwɪl/
noun
Learner's definition of GOODWILL
[noncount]
or good will : a kind, helpful, or friendly feeling or attitude友善;友好;善意
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
business : the amount of value that a company's good reputation adds to its overall value(提升公司价值的)信誉,商誉
BNC: 6487 COCA: 8768

goodwill

noun

good·​will ˌgu̇d-ˈwil How to pronounce goodwill (audio)
1
a
: a kindly feeling of approval and support : benevolent interest or concern
people of goodwill
b(1)
: the favor or advantage that a business has acquired especially through its brands and its good reputation
(2)
: the value of projected earnings increases of a business especially as part of its purchase price
(3)
: the excess of the purchase price of a company over its book value which represents the value of goodwill as an intangible asset for accounting purposes
2
a
: cheerful consent
accepted the terms of the contract with goodwill
b
: willing effort
good-willed adjective
or less commonly goodwilled

Example Sentences

She has goodwill toward all her coworkers. They allowed him to keep the extra money as a gesture of goodwill.
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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of goodwill was before the 12th century
BNC: 6487 COCA: 8768
goodwill

noun

VERB + GOODWILL | GOODWILL + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERB + GOODWILLenjoy, have享有信譽;懷有善意create, generate產生好感Addressing customers in their own language helps create goodwill.用顧客的本族語招呼顧客有助於博得好感。win贏得信譽lose, squander失去信譽;白白浪費(別人的)好意(不識抬舉)They are in danger of losing the government's goodwill.他們有失去政府信譽的危險。depend on, rely on依靠信譽show表示友好GOODWILL + NOUNgesture友善的姿態PREPOSITIONgoodwill to, goodwill towards/toward對⋯的友善He expressed goodwill towards / toward his former colleagues.他向以前的同事表達了善意。PHRASESa gesture of goodwill友善的姿態The government released him as a gesture of goodwill.政府釋放他示好。in a spirit of goodwill善意地They made the offer in a spirit of goodwill.他們善意地提出幫忙。

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