goodwill
[noun]
Synonyms: friendliness, amity, benevolence, friendship, heartiness, kindliness

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Antonyms: animosity, ill will
Contrasted words: animus, disfavor, enmity, hatred, intolerance, malevolence
Related Words: altruism, charity, favor, generosity, helpfulness, kindness, rapport, sympathy, tolerance

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

Good‧will (also ˌGoodwill ˈIndustries)
a charity organization in North America that helps people who have difficulty in getting jobs because they are disabled, cannot read or write, have been in prison etc. It gets money by collecting old clothes, furniture, and electrical equipment, which its members repair and sell in Goodwill shops:
He looks as if he buys all his clothes from Goodwill.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

good‧will /ˌɡʊdˈwɪl◂/ noun [uncountable]

1. kind feelings towards or between people and a willingness to be helpful:
A fund was set up as a goodwill gesture to survivors and their families.
the season of goodwill (=Christmas)

2. the value that a company has because it has a good relationship with its customers:
The sale price also covers the goodwill of the business.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

goodwill
noun
VERB + GOODWILL enjoy, have | create Addressing customers in their own language helps create goodwill.
win | lose They are in danger of losing the government's goodwill.
depend on, rely on | express, show
PREP. ~ to, ~ towards He expressed goodwill towards his former colleagues.
PHRASES a gesture of goodwill The government released him as a gesture of goodwill.
in a spirit of goodwill They made the offer in a spirit of goodwill.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲