thank-you
adjective
expressing one's gratitude or thanks.
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thank-you
American
[thangk-yoo]
/ ˈθæŋkˌju /
adjective
noun
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thank-yous
plural
thank you
British
interjection
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of thank-you
1785–95 thank-you for def. 2; noun and adj. use of verb phrase thank you
Example Sentences
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The album’s title track is a tribute to the singer’s mother, and a thank-you for hanging in there when her daughter didn’t make things easy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Some Americans who are getting married have even joked on Reddit that they may purchase 500 stamps before the price increase to cut down the cost of mailing out save-the-dates, wedding invitations and thank-you cards.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Maybe Mr. Pelley should receive a thank-you note from the Ellison family, investors Larry and David, who’ve been trying to steer the deal through.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
So I wrote her a thank-you for saying yes/stalker-level fan email.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
It was my staple thank-you, get well soon, any holiday, and most often goodbye card and could be modified to almost any animal.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
First, Mr. President, thank you so much for having us.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
"Not a birthday I am going to forget in a hurry and again, thank you to all those who have been involved in my care."
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Your bank account will thank you after you push past the initial nerves and make the ask.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Fed wants to resist making his speech “one big thank you note,” but sees it as a chance to be “grateful to the people who brought me here.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Marina took a deep breath and said, “Well, we can’t stand here all day, can we? Let’s go, boys. Father, thank you so much for coming.”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Parents know the drill: as the end of summer term rolls in it's time to think about thank-yous for the teachers after another year of hard work and tested patience.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
How many pre-fight interviews now involved personal insults, aggressive posturing, the desire to settle a score—how many post-fight speeches involved aggressive call-outs, rather than thank-yous to their coaches or families or God.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
I would have liked to give my thank-yous, but I lost.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
Then, my thank-yous got smaller, almost embarrassingly so.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2024
Not more than greetings—taanishi, bonn swayrii, pishkapmisho—and an array of thank-yous.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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