[] an amount of money that a company believes it should pay to sb even though they may not have a legal right to it, for example a payment to a customer who has experienced problems信誉付款；善意付款◆Goodwill payments were made by the electricity company to 9 000 customers affected by power cuts.电力公司对受停电影响的 9 000 位顾客给予了善意付款。