big-box
[big-boks]
- pertaining to or noting a very large retail store that does a high volume of business and usually has low prices: Big-box retailers claim that they create jobs and boost tax revenue.
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Origin of big-box
First recorded in 1990–95
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She appeared to be just a happy American consumer out shopping at a big-box store.
Going to Thanksgiving is like going to war; setting foot in a big-box store is like walking into World War Z.
In the 20th century, interstate highways provided the distribution networks for big-box retailers like Walmart.
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The big-box retailer wanted to build in a protected New Jersey forest.
He was making $14.25 an hour when he was fired, which is not a bad wage for a guy who moves boxes around at a big-box store.