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

If refillable SKUs multiply and gain better placement over the next few quarters, other chains — drugstores and big-box competitors — will follow. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026

People got jobs quickly, Sy said, at warehouses and factories, as janitors, stocking and packing for big-box stores. — Claire Galofaro, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Ngy just happened to be finding his groove in the fishing game right before swimbaits would be mass-produced, sold in big-box retailers, and land in hundreds of thousands of tackle boxes throughout the world. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 9 Sep. 2026

The big-box furniture and Swedish meatball store will open this fall on the state’s Gulf Coast. — Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 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