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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Starting a physical media collection can be as easy as walking into a Goodwill and buying a Bring It On box set. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2025 Earlier this year, a box set from beloved British rock band Led Zeppelin sold for more than $13,000 on online marketplace Discogs. Matthew Leimkuehler, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Not only were there hot new releases on the floor, but POP MART revealed what's to come with exclusive previews of the upcoming scream-inducing Chucky blind box set. Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025 That same year saw the release of The Vinyl Collection 1970-78, a limited-edition box set that compiled Sabbath’s first eight albums plus a collection of singles in mono format on a ninth. Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 22 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.

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