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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While certain songs from Buckingham Nicks have appeared in bootleg copies, box sets and sparing live performances, the album that started it all has never been reissued. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 July 2025 This year also marks the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary, which is being commemorated in a number of ways, from the massive 60-CD box set Enjoying the Ride to a screening of 1977’s The Grateful Dead Movie on IMAX. Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025 From print books to digital manga, premium editions, box sets, and more, get a glimpse of amazing manga series coming soon to a bookshelf near you. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025 Three Facebook pages and two Instagram handles create daily memes of the Peñas and pitch box sets. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 July 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 6 Aug. 2025.

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