thank-you

[ thangk-yoo ]

/ ˈθæŋkˌyu /

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adjective

expressing one's gratitude or thanks: a thank-you note.

noun

an expression of thanks, as by saying “thank you”: I never got so much as a thank-you for helping him.

Nearby words

thanjavur, thank, thank god, thank one's lucky stars, thank you, thank-you, thank-you-ma'am, thankee, thankful, thankfully, thankless

Origin of thank-you

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

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Examples from the Web for thank-you

If you smoked Colombian weed in the 1970s and 1980s, I owe you a thank-you card.
Dealing With Dad the Dealer|Tony Doukopil|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The recreation therapy department afterward sent the club a thank-you note.
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With the NYPD under fire for its stop-and-frisk policy, Michael Daly says we owe them a thank-you.
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Fans of the new system should drop a thank-you note to Justice Roberts and the four other Supremes who decided Citizens United.
Mitt Romney Clinches: What We Learned From 2012 Republican Race|Michelle Cottle|April 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Why would colleges value something as simple as a thank-you note so strongly?
College Admissions' Secret Strategy|Marc Zawel|September 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Instead of a thank-you the man smiled—but only slightly—and shook his iron-grey head—but almost imperceptibly.
The Shadow of a Man|E. W. Hornung
But the rascal laps it all up, as a cat porridge, without so much as a wag of the tail for Thank-you.
Lore of Proserpine|Maurice Hewlett
She served him unwillingly and grabbed his occasional Trinkgelds with scarcely a thank-you.
Villa Elsa|Stuart Henry
He dropped these new gifts at her feet and ran away without even waiting for her thank-you.
A Chinese Wonder Book|Norman Hinsdale Pitman
He first wrote courteous, carefully worded "thank-you" letters to the president, vice-president, and department head.
Certain Success|Norval A. Hawkins