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Christmas box

British  

noun

  1. a tip or present given at Christmas, esp to postmen, tradesmen, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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If you’ve got a Christmas box to send, Get it in the mail by June.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2021

Speed was crucial to catch the Christmas box office – and to get ahead of a TV version of the story directed by Danny Boyle.

From The Guardian • Jan. 5, 2018

It has been nearly twenty years since the Farrelly Bros’ original Dumb and Dumber took the Christmas box office by storm in 1994.

From Forbes • Nov. 13, 2014

It faces inevitable skepticism from religious groups and formidable competition at the Christmas box office.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2014

The gift I ordered for you did not come in time for the Christmas box.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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