thrift shop
nounDefinition of thrift shop
: a shop that sells secondhand articles and especially clothes and is often run for charitable purposes
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Where possible, avoid single-use bottled drinks. ♲ Clothes and costumes: The playa takes its toll on clothing and costumes; the thrift shop is your friend. — Patrick May, The Mercury News, "Back to the playa: Burning Man 2019 brings images of fire and fun," 28 Aug. 2019 So costume designer Analucia McGorty repurposed a 1930s kimono, purchased at a thrift shop, into Pray Tell’s wide-legged, Asian-influenced suit, worn over a button-down and tie. — Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "How ‘Pose’ perfectly re-creates the queer ball culture of 1990 New York," 2 Aug. 2019 At least for the coins, that’s largely where matters stood until March 2014, when, according to court papers, a day laborer walked into a Philadelphia thrift shop operated by George and Andrew Antoniak and sold them a box of coins for $6,000. — Bloomberg, latimes.com, "Cult economist jailed for hiding rare coins says the coins are his now," 13 June 2019 The thrift shop is one of four in Connecticut that is operated by and benefits the Village. — Michael Walsh, courant.com, "West Hartford Second Chance Shop Donates $30,000 To The Village," 22 July 2019 Among the obstacles was the fact that it had been purchased at a thrift shop, was unsigned and was without a record of its history. — Susan Hoffman, Daily Pilot, "Costa Mesa woman known for her fight to authenticate a possible Jackson Pollock painting dies without selling it," 15 July 2019 While for years shoppers have been buying and selling used discounted designer items at thrift shops and at eBay, this new generation of secondhand online retailers make the shopping experience easier, with new technology and services. — Washington Post, "Secondhand fashion site RealReal set to go public," 28 June 2019 While for years shoppers have been buying and selling used discounted designer items at thrift shops and on eBay, this new generation of secondhand online retailers make the shopping experience easier, with new technology and services. — CBS News, "Luxury second-hand site The RealReal sees stock jump 45% after IPO," 28 June 2019 The high street offers a wide array of thrift shops and cell-phone stores, but, honestly, not much else. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, "A D Day Journey in the Spirit of A. J. Liebling," 7 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thrift shop.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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