thrift shop

noun

: a shop that sells secondhand articles and especially clothes and is often run for charitable purposes

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thrift shop or thrift store noun (chiefly US)

A shop, usu run on behalf of a charity, that sells second-hand clothes and other articles

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Main Entry: ↑thrift

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thrift shop UK US noun [countable] [singular thrift shop plural thrift shops] american

a charity shop

Thesaurus: types of shop_hyponym charities and charitable organizations or people_hyponym

Variant: thrift store

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thrift shop,

U.S. a shop in which second-hand articles in good condition are sold at low prices and usually paid for by the shopkeeper after he has sold them: »

The entire proceeds from the sale of donated articles at the thrift shop have gone to charity (New York Times).

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(also thrift store) n. a store selling secondhand clothes and other household goods, typically to raise funds for a charitable institution

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noun, pl ⋯ shops [count]

US : a store that sells used goods and especially used clothes and that is often run by a charity — called also thrift store — compare ↑charity shop

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ˈthrift shop 7 [thrift shop] (also ˈthrift store) (both NAmE)

(BrE ˈcharity shop) noun a shop/store that sells clothes and other goods given by people to raise money for a charity

See also: ↑charity shop