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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Past sets sell on EBay for around $150 to $200, comparable to some Criterion box sets. Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2025 Duplo Classic Brick Box Building Set Get your little ones excited about building with this classic brick box set, filled with 65 larger Lego bricks including two figures, number blocks, and a toy car. Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025 Grateful Dead | Limited Edition 50th Anniversary CD Box Set—The 30 Trips Around the Sun box set is another hot item, drawing 11 bids and reaching $1,250, though still below its high estimate. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 The limited-edition vinyl box set is now available for pre-order and will be sold at retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, Barnes & Noble and more come Feb. 14. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Jan. 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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