# you're welcome

> English word · Phrase

## Definitions
1. Used to acknowledge thanks; ritual reply to “thank you”.
2. Used (often preemptively) to imply that the speaker ought to be thanked.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see you're, welcome.

## Etymology
From 1907 (as reply to thank you).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/you-re-welcome