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

Derived Forms

• big box
  noun

Etymology

Origin of big-box

First recorded in 1990–95

Example Sentences

All for dramatically less than what I’d pay at a big-box supermarket.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

At Walmart US, which accounts for about two-thirds of revenues, the big-box chain scored a 26 percent increase in e-commerce sales, while pointing to higher levels of "expedited" deliveries of under three hours to consumers.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Sales rose 4.2% at department stores, 2.2% at furniture stores, 1% at Internet retailers and 0.9% at big-box electronics stores.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

He wanted to be a writer, but was working full-time as an associate manager at a big-box hardware store.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

The e-commerce giant is also dipping its toe in the big-box retail business, with plans for a 230,000-square-foot megastore outside Chicago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026