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

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Sean also produced last year’s box set, Power to the People, which compiled audio from the concerts. Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2026 This deluxe two-volume box set includes both hardcover manga volumes illustrated by Miyazaki, as well as a bonus Studio Ghibli poster. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026 The band’s 1990s output subsequently had a series of reissues, including the 2021 box set Rupt and Flex (1994 - 96). Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026 Also, over the last 10 years or so, McCartney’s company, MPL, has been doing these gorgeous archival box sets. Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for box set

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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 15 Mar. 2026.

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