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Hrsanei Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Looking for a word

Hi.

Do we have any specific word for secondhand store?

I am specifically talking about a second hand furniture store.

I think there was a word for it.

Thank you very much for your help and time
  

Top answer

Thriftshop will do, mate. As to furniture - I am not aware of any.

— Fandorin

  • Thriftshop will do, mate.
  • As to furniture - I am not aware of any.
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Thriftshop will do, mate. As to furniture - I am not aware of any.
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Hi,

Second-hand store

Iman
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Dear friend,

I hope the following link would help you a bit:

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/second-hand+store

Regards,

Iman
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Thank you very much Iman for the link.

I don't get what the hospice shop has anything to do with the second hand store.

Regards
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Thank you very much Fandoring.

Thrift shop is a good word. Thanks
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second hand store, charity shop, thrift shop, thrift store, hospice shop, resale shop or op shop
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Hi Siavash.

Thanks for your response. But it seems you have followed the link that imantaghavi provided to post the above words.

Except thrift shop, the others are charity aimed stores.

Regards
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well...actually...first i didn't see his response then, and second my link was not his Emotion: wink

but by the way....all of them (as fa
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Apparently in the U.K., second-hand shops generally raise funds for charities, and are therefore called "charity shops." In the U.S., they are called "thrift stores/shops," whether or not the proceeds go to a charity. Another term is "consignment store/shop," where the goods are sold "on consignment" -- that is, the person who brough in the goods gets a share of the money, and the store owner g
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Hi

Yes, in the UK definitely..

- What did you do with your old kitchen chairs?

- Took 'em down the charity shop

Dave
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