Good will
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Goodwill
Intangible assets relating to a company's business practices. Goodwill includes assets with value that are exceptionally difficult to quantify. Examples include brand recognition, customer loyalty, and employee happiness. Goodwill helps a company remain competitive in the long term, even if the company does not produce the best product. For example, a customer will be more likely to buy peanut butter from one company and pay more for it, if he/she thinks the company produces better-tasting peanut butter, regardless of whether or not this is the case. When a company buys another company, it will often pay above the target company's book value to account for goodwill.
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Good will.
When the term good will is used in connection with evaluating a company, it covers the intangible value of its reputation, its satisfied clients, and its productive work force. Those factors are all considered evidence of the corporation's potential to produce strong earnings.
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