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, noun

Words nearby big-box

Big Bertha, Big Black River, Big Blue River, Big Board, big-boned, big-box, Big Boy, big brother, Big Brotherism, Big Brother is watching you, big bucks

How to use big-box in a sentence

She appeared to be just a happy American consumer out shopping at a big-box store.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks|M.L. Nestel|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Going to Thanksgiving is like going to war; setting foot in a big-box store is like walking into World War Z.
Walmart Lifts Black Friday’s Curse|James Poulos|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And this big box that encloses him is only an exaggeration of his regular nerd-dandy clothes.
The Stacks: Pauline Kael's Talking Heads Obsession|Pauline Kael|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Big box retailers like Ikea and Walmart generally lead the rankings.
Charging Up|The Daily Beast|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the 20th century, interstate highways provided the distribution networks for big-box retailers like Walmart.
Electricity Superhighway||October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Doctor pointed exasperatedly towards the big box of letters.
Molly Make-Believe|Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Listen here: last week he sent a big box of candy from Cleveland and this morning another box came from Pittsburg.
The Rosie World|Parker Fillmore
With the ax he next forced the rifle chest and removed therefrom one Winchester and a big box of cartridges.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
The big box did not contain the resignations of any of the objectionable members of the Coalition.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
There is a cupboard full of clothes which belonged to him, and there is a big box full of money, too.
Folk-Lore and Legends; Scandinavian|Various