thank-you

[ thangk-yoo ]

/ ˈθæŋkˌyu /

expressing one's gratitude or thanks: a thank-you note.

an expression of thanks, as by saying “thank you”: I never got so much as a thank-you for helping him.

Origin of thank-you

1785–95 for def 2; noun and adj. use of verb phrase thank you

If you smoked Colombian weed in the 1970s and 1980s, I owe you a thank-you card.

Dealing With Dad the Dealer |Tony Doukopil |April 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The recreation therapy department afterward sent the club a thank-you note.

Are Motorcycle Clubs a Public Menace? |Michael Daly |October 8, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
With the NYPD under fire for its stop-and-frisk policy, Michael Daly says we owe them a thank-you.

VMAs Red Carpet in Brooklyn Wouldn’t Have Been Possible Without NYPD |Michael Daly |August 27, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Fans of the new system should drop a thank-you note to Justice Roberts and the four other Supremes who decided Citizens United.

Mitt Romney Clinches: What We Learned From 2012 Republican Race |Michelle Cottle |April 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Why would colleges value something as simple as a thank-you note so strongly?

College Admissions' Secret Strategy |Marc Zawel |September 26, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Instead of a thank-you the man smiled—but only slightly—and shook his iron-grey head—but almost imperceptibly.

The Shadow of a Man |E. W. Hornung
But the rascal laps it all up, as a cat porridge, without so much as a wag of the tail for Thank-you.

Lore of Proserpine |Maurice Hewlett
She served him unwillingly and grabbed his occasional Trinkgelds with scarcely a thank-you.

Villa Elsa |Stuart Henry
He dropped these new gifts at her feet and ran away without even waiting for her thank-you.

A Chinese Wonder Book |Norman Hinsdale Pitman
He first wrote courteous, carefully worded "thank-you" letters to the president, vice-president, and department head.

Certain Success |Norval A. Hawkins