big-box

adjective

Of or relating to a very large retail establishment built as a massive, free-standing structure.

“Big-box retailers like Wal-Mart have driven local mom-and-pop stores out of business.”

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Meanings

adjectivebig-box (comparative more big-box, superlative most big-box)

comparative more big-box · superlative most big-box

  1. USOf or relating to a very large retail establishment built as a massive, free-standing structure.

    Big-box retailers like Wal-Mart have driven local mom-and-pop stores out of business.

    1 more example

    Crisscrossing the United States on an epic World Cup road trip, the pseudonymous soccer fan posted about the beauty of big-box chain stores and gas stations, projecting an infectious enthusiasm for American mass culture.

    2026 July 1, Will Oremus, “So Long to America’s Favorite Everymensch”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC
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APA

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MLA

“big-box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big-box. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “big-box,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/big-box.

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