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

When Benton was nominated for a Tony in 2017, she wrote a thank-you note to McDonald.

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To give an entire house as a thank-you gift may seem extreme—a prompt handwritten note is usually more than sufficient—but this is why it is good to be the tsar.

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Lady Constance delighted in each one, and she personally wrote countless prompt thank-you notes while the babies gurgled in their cradle.

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“Anyway, presents can be such a nuisance. All those bits of torn wrapping paper to tidy up! And if one does not get presents, one does not have to bother writing thank-you notes, which saves both time and ink.”

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“Still, it was kind of the girls to write. I shall send each one a lengthy thank-you note, perhaps in iambic pentameter, if the mood strikes.”

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Related Words

• thanks