"thrift shop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thrift shops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} thrift shop (plural thrift shops)
  1. (US) A shop which sells mainly used goods (especially clothes) at low prices. Tags: US Categories (topical): Shops Synonyms: op shop, oppie [Australia, New-Zealand], second-hand shop, second-hand store, thrift store, thriftstore, thriftshop Hyponyms: charity shop, goodwill, Goodwill Coordinate_terms: antiques market, antiques shop, antiques store, consignment shop, flea market, vintage shop, vintage store Translations (shop which sells used goods): 舊貨店 (Chinese Mandarin), 旧货店 (jiùhuòdiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 二手店 (èrshǒudiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), kringloopwinkel [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), brokantejo (Esperanto), kierrätyskauppa (Finnish), friperie [feminine] (French), Secondhandladen [masculine] (German), Secondhandshop [masculine] (German), adománybolt (Hungarian), használtcikk-bolt (Hungarian), használtruha-bolt (Hungarian), turkáló (Hungarian), リサイクルショップ (risaikuru shoppu) (Japanese), scrutarium [neuter] (Latin), brukthandel [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), brukthandel [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), lumpeks [masculine] (Polish), adelo [Portugal, masculine] (Portuguese), brechó [Brazil, masculine] (Portuguese), комиссио́нный магази́н (komissiónnyj magazín) [masculine] (Russian), комиссио́нка (komissiónka) [feminine] (Russian), магази́н поде́ржанных това́ров (magazín podéržannyx továrov) [masculine] (Russian), tienda de segunda mano [feminine] (Spanish), second hand-butik [common-gender] (Swedish), second hand-affär [common-gender] (Swedish)

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      "sense": "shop which sells used goods",
      "word": "adománybolt"
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