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thanks a million

thanks a million interjection: thank you, intensified.

Interjection

thanks a million

  1. (informal) thank you, intensified.
    • Smith taking leave gently on the grey porch. With a thanks a million. One is enough stranger. And stepping down three steps to the hard path underneath the three great trees at the fork of this road. Turning to look back. The shadow standing in the light of the hall, gun at port arms.1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), page 186

Origin of thanks a million

Shortening of "thank you a million times"

Questions about thanks a million

What does thanks a million mean?
Thanks a million means thank you, intensified.
What part of speech is thanks a million?
Thanks a million is an interjection.

Words near thanks a million in the dictionary

  1. thankly
  2. thanks
  3. thanks a bunch
  4. thanks a heap
  5. thanks a lot
  6. thanks a million
  7. thanks a ton
  8. thanks be
  9. thanks for coming
  10. thanks for coming to my TED Talk
  11. thanks for nothing

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