big-box

American  

[big-boks] / ˈbɪgˈbɒks /

adjective

1. 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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Other Word Forms

• big box
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of big-box

First recorded in 1990–95

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

big-box

At these big-box stores, packaged quantities, ironically, didn’t seem large enough to feed their family of nine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Before the pandemic, Pearce was working shifts at a big-box retailer, his “Australia’s Got Talent” win in 2010 with pop-dance group Justice Crew long behind him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

He says that Aldi targets a lean, highly efficient model that provides about 80% of what a traditional big-box retailer carries, but at a much lower cost.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

A separate price-cut announcement from the big-box chain on Monday did not mention the government.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026

The big-box warehouse club also said it removed “statements concerning preservatives from the signs and on-line presentations” in an effort to “maintain consistency.”

From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026

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