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Good will   /gʊd wɪl/   Listen
Good will

noun
1.
A disposition to kindness and compassion.  Synonyms: goodwill, grace.
2.
(accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets).  Synonym: goodwill.
3.
The friendly hope that something will succeed.  Synonym: goodwill.






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"Good will" Quotes from Famous Books



... may be its own reward. For except being knocked up for a day or two by the unwonted effort, I doubt whether there will be any other. The thing has fallen flat as a pancake, and I greatly doubt whether any good will come of it. Except a fine in the shape of a subscription, I hope to escape further punishment for my efforts ...
— The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Volume 3 • Leonard Huxley

... lords promised to furnish men and arms. When Arthur heard this, he was glad of their courage and good will. He called in the messengers and said ...
— King Arthur and His Knights • Maude L. Radford

... Glory to God in the highest, Glory, Glory, Glory to God in the highest, Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to God in the highest, Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth, good will towards men, and peace on earth, good will towards men, good will, good will, good will towards men. Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to God in the highest and peace on earth, good will towards men. And peace on earth, good will towards men, and peace on earth, ...
— Music and Some Highly Musical People • James M. Trotter

... "Yes, but what good will they be to us, Jimmy; you don't lay out to eat them, I hope?" demanded Teddy, unable to grasp a thing that had not yet been ...
— Boy Scouts on Hudson Bay - The Disappearing Fleet • G. Harvey Ralphson

... fortunate; and if on such an occasion you spit thrice, and form any reasonable wish, it will be gratified within three days. It is also a sign of good fortune if you inadvertently put on your stocking wrong side out. If you wilfully wear your stocking in this fashion, no good will come of it. It is very lucky to sneeze twice; but if you sneeze a third time, the omen loses its power, and your good fortune will be nipped in the bud. If a strange dog follow you, and fawn on you, and wish to attach itself to you, it is a sign of very ...
— Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds • Charles Mackay


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