Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An expression of gratitude.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun An expression of gratitude.
  • noun That expresses thanks.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

thank you

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word thank-you.

Examples

  • Yet on the right, he still somehow stands accused both of writing the President the kind of "love letters" most of us refer to as thank-you notes and of showing disloyalty to his country by "plotting" to run against that same President while in a position to undermine him on the world stage.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2011

  • I recorded them with the Flip Video that Cheryl Cole had given each Pea as a thank-you present.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

  • The other day, as I crafted a handwritten thank-you note to someone who'd invited me to give a speech, I considered how sad it would be if, in the future, no one ever received a note written by hand.

    Rae Pica: Should We Teach Handwriting in the Digital Age? Rae Pica 2011

  • Your reviews actually make me want to jump-start into buying them, thank-you!

    Seconds 2009

  • The other day, as I crafted a handwritten thank-you note to someone who'd invited me to give a speech, I considered how sad it would be if, in the future, no one ever received a note written by hand.

    Rae Pica: Should We Teach Handwriting in the Digital Age? Rae Pica 2011

  • As a thank-you, the company sent me two tickets to opening night of Madama Butterfly.

    Skipping a Beat Sarah Pekkanen 2011

  • An equally enthusiastic thank-you to my editor, Jen Klonsky, for making this a better book, and for being so much fun to work with.

    Haven Kristi Cook 2011

  • Finally, I have saved the biggest thank-you till last because she deserves special mention: Nanny—you have been the greatest support system in my life.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

  • An equally enthusiastic thank-you to my editor, Jen Klonsky, for making this a better book, and for being so much fun to work with.

    Haven Kristi Cook 2011

  • Mimicking Nanny, I said a prayer that night—a big thank-you to God and Our Lady of Guadalupe.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.