big-box

adjective

ˈbig-ˌbäks 

: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure

big box noun

Examples of big-box in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For the second time in a decade, Branford is poised to decide whether to let developers build a big-box warehouse store on about 40 acres of former apple orchards in the town’s northeastern corner. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026

That might sound strange as Anthropic prepares for a $1 trillion-plus IPO and data centers keep sprouting like big-box poppies. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Food halls have become a choice replacement for space left behind by defunct big-box stores or even bank branches. — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

With both Better Homes & Gardens and Woman & Home publishing explainers, the term is primed to migrate into big-box home sections, subscription boxes and gift guides over the next holiday cycle. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for big-box

• botox
• checkbox
• comox
• cornstalks
• cowpox
• crosswalks
• deadlocks
• detox
• feedstocks
• gearbox
• hemlocks
• icebox