GOODWILL
Dictionary entry overview: What does goodwill mean?
• GOODWILL (noun)
The noun GOODWILL has 3 senses:
1. (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
2. the friendly hope that something will succeed
3. a disposition to kindness and compassion
Familiarity information: GOODWILL used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• GOODWILL (noun)
Meaning:
(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
goodwill; good will
Hypernyms ("goodwill" is a kind of...):
intangible; intangible asset (assets that are saleable though not material or physical)
Domain category:
accounting (a system that provides quantitative information about finances)
Meaning:
The friendly hope that something will succeed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Synonyms:
goodwill; good will
Hypernyms ("goodwill" is a kind of...):
friendliness (a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company)
Meaning:
A disposition to kindness and compassion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
good will; goodwill; grace
Context example:
the victor's grace in treating the vanquished
Hypernyms ("goodwill" is a kind of...):
good nature (a cheerful, obliging disposition)
