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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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.
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Emily Witt, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
That could be at a friend’s store, at a charity shop, at a food shelf — even driving for Meals on Wheels would give you something for your résumé.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025
Items at your local thrift or charity shop or online on Facebook Marketplace are generally cheaper, often better constructed, and can give your space more patina.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Bethany Slack and Austin Aubrey, a couple in Somerset, England, known as the Luxury Pickers, stumbled upon the curious items in a Dorothy House charity shop in Frome.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Get a mix of high and low—charity shop buys and auction finds can all happily co-exist.
—Elizabeth Metcalfe, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
Right now the London market is just a charity shop for international companies to pop in and buy out U.K. companies tossed into the bargain bin.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Nobody is going to pick up a Grand Slam in a charity shop.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Similarly, a tweed tartan jacket was a great find from a charity shop.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
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Emily Witt, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2025
That could be at a friend’s store, at a charity shop, at a food shelf — even driving for Meals on Wheels would give you something for your résumé.
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025
Items at your local thrift or charity shop or online on Facebook Marketplace are generally cheaper, often better constructed, and can give your space more patina.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025
Bethany Slack and Austin Aubrey, a couple in Somerset, England, known as the Luxury Pickers, stumbled upon the curious items in a Dorothy House charity shop in Frome.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Get a mix of high and low—charity shop buys and auction finds can all happily co-exist.
—Elizabeth Metcalfe, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2024
Right now the London market is just a charity shop for international companies to pop in and buy out U.K. companies tossed into the bargain bin.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Nobody is going to pick up a Grand Slam in a charity shop.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Similarly, a tweed tartan jacket was a great find from a charity shop.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Charity shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charity%20shop. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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