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big-box
[ big-boks ]
/ ˈbɪgˈbɒks /
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adjective
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
OTHER WORDS FROM big-box
big box, nounWords nearby big-box
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