WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
goodwill n 1: (accounting) an intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired (over and above its tangible assets) [syn: good will, goodwill] 2: the friendly hope that something will succeed [syn: good will, goodwill] 3: a disposition to kindness and compassion; "the victor's grace in treating the vanquished" [syn: grace, good will, goodwill]