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{{wiktionary|goodwill}}
''For the article about the charity: see [[Goodwill Industries]]''


'''Goodwill''' or '''good will''' may also refer to:
'''Goodwill''' is an [[accounting]] concept that describes the value of a business entity not directly attributable to its physical assets and liabilities.
* [[Goodwill (accounting)]], the value of a business entity not directly attributable to its assets and liabilities
*[[Goodwill ambassador]], occupation or title of a person that advocates a cause
* [[Goodwill Games]], a former international sports competition (1986–2000)
* [[Goodwill Industries]], a non-profit organization
* [[Goodwill tour]], a tour by someone or something famous to a series of places
* [[The Goodwill]], a post-hardcore band from Long Island, New York formed in 2001
* {{USS|Goodwill|1917}}, a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 or 1918 until the end of 1918


==People with the name==
Goodwill is often included on a [[Balance Sheet]] as an [[asset]], but its valuation may be suspect if supporting evidence like an independent survey is missing. Goodwill is forced onto the balance sheet when a company is purchased for more than the sum of the value of the assets of the company. The difference between the purchase price and the sum of the assets is by definition the value of the "goodwill" of the company.
* [[Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu]], the former king of the Zulu nation
* [[Tommy Goodwill]] (1894–1916), English footballer


==Places==
For example:
* Goodwill, a Free Village in [[Saint James Parish, Jamaica]]
*A quality provider of goods or services builds up a good reputation (UPS, L.L. Bean).
* Goodwill, a suburb of [[Roseau]], Dominica
*A brand name controlled by the business becomes recognizable by a large part of the population (Tide, Cheerios).
* [[Goodwill, Maryland]], United States
* [[Goodwill, West Virginia|Goodwill]], [[West Virginia]], United States


==See also==
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*''[[Good Will Hunting]]'', a 1997 film directed by Gus Van Sant
*[[Social capital]], the goodwill of social groups, in sociology and public health
*[[Good faith]], the mental and moral state of honesty


{{disambiguation|geo|surname}}
'''Goodwill''' also means to simple have a will to do good in a community, or, to simply try to help people who are in need (serving at a soup kithen or at a homeless shelter).

Other examples:
*The will to do good.
*The effort to help out or support others.
*Willing to help out in an effort to make things better.

Latest revision as of 12:21, 16 September 2024

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