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thankyou

thankyou is the alternative spelling of thank-you.

thankyou is the alternative spelling of thank you.

Meaning of thank-you

Noun

thank-you (plural thank-yous)

  1. An expression of gratitude.
    • I must offer a big thank-you to my agent for getting me this job.
  2. That expresses thanks.
    • a thank-you letter

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

Forms of thankyou

pluralthankyous

Questions about thankyou

What is thankyou the alternative spelling of?
Thankyou is the alternative spelling of thank-you.

Words near thankyou in the dictionary

  1. thankuverymuch
  2. thankworthiest
  3. thankworthiness
  4. thankworthy
  5. thanky
  6. thankyou
  7. thankyous
  8. thankyouverymuch
  9. Thanlyin
  10. thanna
  11. thannadar

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: thankyou (page history and authors); thank-you (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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