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What (who) is thrift shop - definition

RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT RUN BY A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION TO RAISE MONEY
Thrift Store; Thrift store; Thrift shop; Charity store; Opportunity shop; Op shop; Op-shop; Charity shops; Thrift stores; Resale shops; Op shops; Charity shoppe; Charity Shop; Op shopping; Op Shop; Thriftshop; Opportunity store; Opp shop; Oppshop
  • A charity shop in Sheringham, UK
  • Animal Protection society charity shop in Victoria, Australia
  • A charity/second-hand shop of the [[Salvation Army]] in [[Oulu, Finland]].
  • Salvation Army Thrift Store, Santa Monica, California USA
  • Shelves in a thrift store in [[Indianapolis]], Indiana

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(also thrift store)
¦ noun N. Amer. a shop selling second-hand clothes and other household goods, typically to raise funds for a Church or charity.
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(thrift shops)
A thrift shop or thrift store is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity. (AM; in BRIT, use charity shop
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charity shop         
(charity shops)
A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity. (BRIT; in AM, use thrift shop
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Wikipedia

Charity shop

A charity shop (British English), thrift shop or thrift store (American English and Canadian English, also includes for-profit stores such as Savers) or opportunity shop or op-shop (Australian English and New Zealand English) is a retail establishment run by a charitable organization to raise money. Charity shops are a type of social enterprise. They sell mainly used goods such as clothing, books, music albums, shoes, DVDs, toys, and furniture donated by members of the public, and are often staffed by volunteers. Because the items for sale were obtained for free, and business costs are low, the items can be sold at competitive prices. After costs are paid, all remaining income from the sales is used in accord with the organization's stated charitable purpose. Costs include purchase and/or depreciation of fixtures (clothing racks, bookshelves, counters, etc.), operating costs (maintenance, municipal service fees, electricity, heat, telephone, limited advertising) and the building lease or mortgage.

Some charity shops also offer for sale a limited amount of edibles such as soda drinks, water, ice cream, snacks, and candy. When available, these items are usually near the stores' cashiers.

Examples of use of thrift shop
1. "It‘s scary," says Mary Torres, 3', who works at a thrift shop.
2. Sparks found his bargain last March while browsing at Music City Thrift Shop.
3. Vincent de Paul thrift shop, turned into bazaars of free merchandise.
4. This year, the total dispensed during my two lapses, one at a thrift shop, came to $105.
5. The thrift shop–meets–great outdoors look is topped off by a battered safari hat of dubious provenance which sits atop a straggly mess of long, greying hair.