Contextualizebeta

big box

noun

Definitions

  1. A large self-service store, usually on a single level, with few interior walls, owned and…

    A large self-service store, usually on a single level, with few interior walls, owned and run by a corporation.

    • Expect major mall owners to step up their courting of discounters and big boxes.
    • Big Boxes are becoming ever more prevalent in suburbia, replacing many viable regional malls or
    • Different models of specialty big boxes persist , as does the suspicion of Walmart as both a cultural influence and a touchstone for how to build retail spaces

  2. Software supplied in a large box made from card, typical of the 1990s.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, box.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for big box. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA