goodwill

noun

/ˌɡʊdˈwɪl/

[uncountable]

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friendly or helpful feelings towards other people or countries
- a spirit of goodwill in international relations
- a goodwill gesture/a gesture of goodwill
- The President is on a goodwill visit to Japan.
- Given goodwill on both sides, I am sure we can reach an agreement.
- Theatres increasingly have to rely on the goodwill of private sponsors to survive.
Extra Examples
- He expressed goodwill towards his former colleagues.
- The government released him as a gesture of goodwill.
- They are in danger of losing the government's goodwill.
- They made the offer in a spirit of goodwill.
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + goodwill
- enjoy
- have
- create
- …
goodwill + noun
- gesture
preposition
- goodwill to
- goodwill towards/toward
phrases
- a gesture of goodwill
- in a spirit of goodwill
See full entry
the good relationship between a business and its customers that is calculated as part of its value when it is sold

单词	goodwill
释义	goodwill noun /ˌɡʊdˈwɪl/ /ˌɡʊdˈwɪl/ [uncountable] jump to other results friendly or helpful feelings towards other people or countries a spirit of goodwill in international relations a goodwill gesture/a gesture of goodwill The President is on a goodwill visit to Japan. Given goodwill on both sides, I am sure we can reach an agreement. Theatres increasingly have to rely on the goodwill of private sponsors to survive. Extra Examples He expressed goodwill towards his former colleagues. The government released him as a gesture of goodwill. They are in danger of losing the government's goodwill. They made the offer in a spirit of goodwill. Topics Personal qualitiesc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + goodwill enjoy have create … goodwill + noun gesture preposition goodwill to goodwill towards/toward phrases a gesture of goodwill in a spirit of goodwill See full entry the good relationship between a business and its customers that is calculated as part of its value when it is sold
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