charity shop
noun
British
: a store that sells used clothes, goods, etc., in order to raise money for people who are poor, sick, etc.
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Why Now Is The Best Time To Donate As the mother of three small children, my daughter recently went through her growing toy stash and donated quality items to a local charity shop.
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
Sadly, many of the items that are donated in the US, Canada, and the UK, never even make it onto the racks of the local charity shop.
—Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2025
Leigh donated the camera to a charity shop and didn't realize the tape was left inside.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Our honest presumption is that these cast-offs will now go to help someone less fortunate—either sold by a charity shop, gifted to a homeless person, or sent overseas to clothe a refugee family.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
There are mannequins with giant tennis balls for heads in Mary’s Living & Giving charity shop; Italian food shop Vallebona has pillars made out of tennis balls topped by cheese wheels.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 10 July 2025
The used tea sets at the Church Mouse, a local charity shop, had all been picked through; the mansions along Ocean Boulevard were shuttered and dark at night.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
Sadly, many of the items that are donated in the US, Canada, and the UK, never even make it onto the racks of the local charity shop.
—Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2025
Leigh donated the camera to a charity shop and didn't realize the tape was left inside.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Our honest presumption is that these cast-offs will now go to help someone less fortunate—either sold by a charity shop, gifted to a homeless person, or sent overseas to clothe a refugee family.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 6 Aug. 2025
There are mannequins with giant tennis balls for heads in Mary’s Living & Giving charity shop; Italian food shop Vallebona has pillars made out of tennis balls topped by cheese wheels.
—Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 10 July 2025
The used tea sets at the Church Mouse, a local charity shop, had all been picked through; the mansions along Ocean Boulevard were shuttered and dark at night.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Charity shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charity%20shop. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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