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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Grateful Dead | Limited Edition 50th Anniversary CD Box Set—The 30 Trips Around the Sun box set is another hot item, drawing 11 bids and reaching $1,250, though still below its high estimate. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 The limited-edition vinyl box set is now available for pre-order and will be sold at retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, Barnes & Noble and more come Feb. 14. Michael Saponara, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2025 Test matches are mini-series now rather than box sets. Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 Interstellar's 10th-anniversary collector’s edition box set is out Tuesday, Dec. 10, with 4K Ultra HD and Blu-Ray versions of the movie, as well as a third disc with over two hours of new and legacy bonus content. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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