thank-you

[thangk-yoo]

adjective

1. expressing one's gratitude or thanks.

   a thank-you note.

noun

1. an expression of thanks, as by saying “thank you”.

   I never got so much as a thank-you for helping him.

thank you

interjection

1. a conventional expression of gratitude

Word History and Origins

Origin of thank-you¹

1785–95 thank-you for def. 2; noun and adj. use of verb phrase thank you

Example Sentences

In the consensus view, if the world wants our money and debt so much that we can just print it, send it abroad, and get consumer goods in return, the proper answer is a nice thank-you note.

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Habermehl was happy to do it, a small thank-you gesture for the 33-year-old coach who has done so much for him and an offense that doesn’t resemble the one from earlier this season even though the Bruins are essentially running the same plays.

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I wondered if she was still around to receive a thank-you note and found the website of her order, the School Sisters of Notre Dame, had a “Search for a Sister” button on its landing page.

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He mailed a thank-you note to a Nike executive who kept sending him free but overly complicated running shoes: “If you ever send me another pair, maybe make it toward the bottom of the line. Remember, I was raised on Keds. But many thanks for your pedal philanthropy.”

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Man-su is grilling up a late-summer dinner for his family: expensive eel, a thank-you gift for his “years of hard work and dedication” to the paper manufacturing company he works for.

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Related Words

• thanks