box set

noun

variants or boxed set
: a collection of related items packaged together in a box and sold as a single unit
The box set includes all of the band's albums and singles.
a 10-DVD boxed set of the television show's first season
a 4-volume box set

Examples of box set in a Sentence

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Key features: All Star Wars films and series plus hundreds of movies and box sets, including lots of sci-fi content. Paul Brett, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2025 The album is currently available for pre-order in his website in a variety of physical forms – including in standard-issue CD and vinyl, and in also multiple box sets also featuring an Ed Hardy collab T-shirt. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 16 Apr. 2025 Fleetwood Mac’s 1975-1987 Arrives on the Charts The band’s latest collection, 1975-1987, is a box set of some of its most successful albums. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 There's a new massive Grateful Dead box set just for you. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for box set

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of box set was in 1894

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“Box set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20set. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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