A expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the plural, an offering made as an expression of thank, obsolete An expression of appreciation; a thought, verb_ To express gratitude or appreciation to someone, express gratitude or show appreciation to, transitive verb_ Used ironically in the future tense to express a rebuke, To express gratitude to; give thanks to, To hold responsible; credit