thank-you
expressing one's gratitude or thanks: a thank-you note.
an expression of thanks, as by saying “thank you”: I never got so much as a thank-you for helping him.
Origin of thank-you
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How to use thank-you in a sentence
So presenter Orlando Bloom, ever the dashing gent, held her up to the mic while she delivered her thank-yous.
Dakota Fanning on ‘Night Moves,’ Climate Change, and Hollywood’s Poor Treatment of Women | Marlow Stern | May 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJennifer Lawrence has charmed America on a handful of occasions with her thank-yous.
How to Give the Perfect Oscar Speech: Halle Berry, Meryl Streep & More (VIDEO) | Kevin Fallon, Jake Heller, Ben Teitelbaum | February 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTShe began with a round of thank yous to those who had built the case against Sandusky.
Why Did the Lawyers’ Post–Sandusky Conviction Comments Shield Penn State From Shame? | Buzz Bissinger | June 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen one writer dismissed with the niceties in emails—no more apologies or thank yous—her work life improved.
Temescu admits that she often has to negotiate her star clients back to a "reasonable number of thank-yous."
Like overlapping broadcasts of sound, the farewells and thank-yous crossed and crisscrossed among them.
The Orchard Secret | Cleo GarisJeanne wanted to throw her arms about her grandfather's neck, and say a thousand thank-yous, but plainly this was not the time.
The Cinder Pond | Carroll Watson RankinThere was a concert of polite refusals, friendly urgings, and 'thank-yous' in all sorts of voices.
The Man With The Broken Ear | Edmond AboutIf all the thank-yous I feel were piled up they would reach to the skies.
Little Maid Marian | Amy E. Blanchard
British Dictionary definitions for thank you
a conventional expression of gratitude
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