recycle shop

noun

A secondhand shop.

Meanings

nounrecycle shop (plural recycle shops)

plural recycle shops

Origin

  1. Englishrecycle
  2. Japaneseリサイクルショップ
  3. Englishrecycle shop

Borrowed from Japanese リサイクルショップ (risaikuru shoppu), from English recycle + shop.

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APA

recycle shop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recycle%20shop

MLA

“recycle shop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recycle%20shop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recycle shop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recycle%20shop.

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