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

Related Words

• thanks