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

Her extensive volunteer work includes managing a philanthropic thrift shop, hiring personnel for adult ESL (English as a Second Language) and youth music classes, and directing a K-12 district-wide summer school program. — News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026

Though some thrift shops might accept knives as donations, Gach says some stores feel that any sharp knife or knife-like instrument could be turned into a weapon. — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 14 July 2026

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

Always on the lookout for deals in a thrift shop or at estate sales, Angela picked up her Barbara Barry reeded base sofa secondhand. — Emily Zemler, Architectural Digest, 10 July 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