thank-you

thank-you
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun (-s)
Etymology: from the phrase thank you
: a polite expression of one's gratitude as by saying “thank you”

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/thangk"yooh'/, adj.
1. expressing one's gratitude or thanks: a thank-you note.
n.
2. an expression of thanks, as by saying "thank you": I never got so much as a thank-you for helping him.
[1785-95 for def. 2; n. and adj. use of v. phrase thank you]

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thank-you UK US adjective
done or given as a way of telling someone that you are grateful to them

a thank-you letter/​note

Thesaurus: ways of saying thank yousynonym

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thank-you «THANGK YOO», noun.
a saying of “thank you”; an expression of thanks: »

You wouldn't have got a thank-you for that service in the old days (Punch).

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/ˈθæŋkˌjuː/ noun, pl -yous [count]
: something that you give or do to show thanks : a polite expression of thanks
— usually singular

They threw him a big party as a thank-you for his work at the community center.

Have you sent out the thank-yous [=notes/cards/letters thanking people for their gifts, help, etc.] yet?

— often used before another noun

a thank-you note/letter/gift


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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