thrift shop

noun

: a shop that sells secondhand articles and especially clothes and is often run for charitable purposes

Examples of thrift shop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lego resale store Bricks and Minifigs, the Junk Girls shop and workshop, and thrift shops co-exist with chains like Victoria’s Secret, Barnes and Noble, Antropolgie, Urban Outfitters, and Williams Sonoma. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Your next conversation piece could be waiting at your local thrift shop. — Emma Taubenfeld, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026

His family’s book business started when Weinstein’s uncles turned his grandfather’s thrift shop in India into a bookstore. — Daily News, 19 June 2026

There are plenty of local thrift shops in Northeast Florida that are worth checking out. — Amelia Espinales, Florida Times-Union, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for thrift shop

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• hilltop

Kids Definition

thrift shop

noun

: a shop that sells secondhand articles and is often run by a charity