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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Metallica’s New Super Deluxe Box Set On June 13, Metallica reissued Load as a super deluxe box set. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 To prepare for his upcoming box set, Tracks II: The Lost Albums, take a look at this listening guide. Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 June 2025 To cap off the campaign, a first-ever Chenier box set, Clifton Chenier: King of Louisiana Blues and Zydeco, arrives in November. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025 The two extra CDs on the three-CD version are comprised of highlights from the massive box set, which is both as much Load as any fan could want and a concerted effort to make a case for the album. Joe Gross, Rolling Stone, 12 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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