thrift shop
noun
: a shop that sells secondhand articles and especially clothes and is often run for charitable purposes
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All of the members who work in the thrift shop volunteer their time and proceeds from the shop’s sales fund the league’s various initiatives.
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Jeffrey Miller, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Mattresses and Box Springs Mattresses are a common source of thrift shop confusion.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
The city said gun shops were allowed in two other zoning districts reserved for businesses such as thrift shops, liquor stores and warehouses.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Buy used: Consignment stores and thrift shops are great places to find low-cost clothing.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Jeffrey Miller, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Mattresses and Box Springs Mattresses are a common source of thrift shop confusion.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2025
The city said gun shops were allowed in two other zoning districts reserved for businesses such as thrift shops, liquor stores and warehouses.
—Jim Saunders, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Buy used: Consignment stores and thrift shops are great places to find low-cost clothing.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thrift shop
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“Thrift shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrift%20shop. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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