/ θæŋks; NAmE / exclamation , noun
■ exclamation
—see also thank you
1.
thanks (for sth / doing sth) used to show that you are grateful to sb for sth they have done :
Thanks for lending me the money.
Many thanks for your support.
'How are you?' 'Fine, thanks.' (= thanks for asking)
2.
a polite way of accepting sth that sb has offered you :
'Would you like a coffee?' 'Oh, thanks.'
'Here's the change.' ' Thanks very much .'
3.
no thanks a polite way of refusing sth that sb has offered you :
'Would you like some more?' 'No thanks.'
■ noun
[ pl. ] thanks (to sb) (for sth) words or actions that show that you are grateful to sb for sth
SYN gratitude :
How can I ever express my thanks to you for all you've done?
Thanks are due to all those who worked so hard for so many months.
She murmured her thanks.
—see also vote of thanks
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IDIOMS
- no thanks to sb/sth
- thanks a lot
- thanks to sb/sth
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English thancas , plural of thanc (kindly) thought, gratitude , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dank and German Dank , also to think .