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thanku

thanku is the alternative spelling of thank you.

Meaning of thank you

Interjection

  1. An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given.
    • “Thank you!” said the girl after her mom gave her a gift.
  2. (often) Used as a polite affirmative to accept an offer.
    • Near-synonym: please
    Synonyms:
    please
  3. A polite dismissal; usually used in professional contexts.
    • ‘No, come in,’ he said. ‘Martin, right? Have a seat.’ […] ‘Thank you, no, I won’t.’ He moved inside a little more.2015, Amy Andrews, Limbo, Sydney, N.S.W.: Escape Publishing, →ISBN

Questions about thanku

What is thanku the alternative spelling of?
Thanku is the alternative spelling of thank you.

Words near thanku in the dictionary

  1. thanksh
  2. thanksies
  3. Thanksmas
  4. Thanksmases
  5. thanksome
  6. thanku
  7. thankuverymuch
  8. thankworthiest
  9. thankworthiness
  10. thankworthy
  11. thanky

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thanku (page history and authors); thank you (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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