as a gesture of goodwill
1goodwill — noun VERB + GOODWILL ▪ enjoy (esp. BrE), have ▪ create, generate ▪ Addressing customers in their own language helps create goodwill. ▪ win …
2gesture — ges|ture1 W3 [ˈdʒestʃə US ər] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Medieval Latin; Origin: gestura, from Latin gestus action, gesture , from gerere to bear ] 1.) [U and C] a movement of part of your body, especially your hands or head, to show what you mean or… …
3goodwill — good|will [ gud wıl ] noun uncount * 1. ) a feeling of wanting to be friendly and helpful to someone: a gesture of goodwill: As a gesture of goodwill, we agreed to do the work free of charge. 2. ) BUSINESS the good reputation and good… …
4goodwill */ — UK [ɡʊdˈwɪl] / US noun [uncountable] 1) a feeling of wanting to be friendly and helpful to someone a gesture of goodwill: As a gesture of goodwill, we agreed to do the work free of charge. 2) business the good reputation and good relationships… …
5goodwill — [[t]g ʊdwɪ̱l[/t]] N UNCOUNT Goodwill is a friendly or helpful attitude towards other people, countries, or organizations. I invited them to dinner, a gesture of goodwill... They depend on the goodwill of visitors to pick up rubbish …
6goodwill — [ˌgʊdˈwɪl] noun [U] a feeling of wanting to be friendly and helpful to someone Ant: ill will As a gesture of goodwill, we agreed to do the work free of charge.[/ex] …
7gesture — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 movement that expresses sth ADJECTIVE ▪ dramatic, expansive, expressive, extravagant, flamboyant, melodramatic, rhetorical, sweeping, theatrical …
8gesture — I UK [ˈdʒestʃə(r)] / US [ˈdʒestʃər] noun Word forms gesture : singular gesture plural gestures ** 1) a) [countable] a movement that communicates a feeling or instruction a helpless/impatient/dramatic gesture make a gesture: Ellen rose from the… …
9gesture — ges|ture1 [ dʒestʃər ] noun ** 1. ) count a movement that communicates a feeling or instruction: a helpless/impatient/dramatic gesture make a gesture: Ellen rose from the table, and they made the gesture of rising too. obscene gesture: Maxham… …
10gesture — 1 noun 1 (C, U) a movement of part of your body, especially your hands or head, to show what you mean or how you feel: Jim raised his hands in a despairing gesture. | This form of sign language is rich in gesture. 2 (C) something that you say or… …
