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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Updates will follow on a laminated box set of all five volumes, expected out in time for the holiday gift season. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 Other projects included a four-CD box set of Sondheim’s works for the composer’s 80th birthday, and a 15-year archival project with composer Alice Parker, supported by the NEA. Greg Evans, Deadline, 30 June 2025 The album teaser appears to come in support of a new box set that’s being released on Cardi’s website, which will include a personally autographed CD insert. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 30 June 2025 Spanning his career from 1983 through 2018, the massive box set compiles a mix of eclectic material the Boss wrote and recorded but then abandoned. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 28 June 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 12 Jul. 2025.

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