thrift store

thrift store
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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thrift store variant UK US
Main entry: thrift 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

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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