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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Fang Island, the cult-favorite math-rock band from Providence, Rhode Island, have announced a box set reissuing their entire catalog. Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2024 Fans can preorder a box set edition of the album and merchandise on the official website. Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 17 Oct. 2024 As a birthday present to the audience, a special-edition collector’s box set will also be released, now available to pre-order on Amazon. Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024 The offer coincides with the recent release of the forty-film box set CC40 that celebrates 40 years of the Criterion Collection curated by the closet picks. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for box set 

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 14 Nov. 2024.

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