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A large self-service store, usually on a single level, with few interior walls, owned and run by a corporation
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big box — ˌbig ˈbox 8 [big box] (also ˌbig box ˈstore) noun (NAmE … Useful english dictionary
big-box — UK US adjective [before noun] ► used to describe a very big store: »Several small grocery stores have closed since the opening of a big box store just outside town. »big box developments … Financial and business terms
big-box: — «BIHG boks», noun a building that is a large, low, featureless rectangle, usually a store: »The company is locked in a battle with other big boxes those huge, windowless cinderblock piles off the mall. (New York Times) –adjective. –big box: big… … Useful english dictionary
big-box — «BIHG boks», noun a building that is a large, low, featureless rectangle, usually a store: »The company is locked in a battle with other big boxes those huge, windowless cinderblock piles off the mall. (New York Times) –adjective. –big box: big… … Useful english dictionary
big-box — big′ box [[t]ˈbɪgˈbɑks[/t]] adj. bus pertaining to or being a very large (discount chain) store, whose branches are often housed in immense standalone boxlike buildings: big box stores sell many things in bulk[/ex] big box retailers[/ex] •… … From formal English to slang
big-box' — adjective (US inf) Denoting a retail outlet in the style of a warehouse • • • Main Entry: ↑big … Useful english dictionary
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 stores out of business … Wiktionary
big-box — adj. Big box is used with these nouns: ↑retailer … Collocations dictionary
big-box store — UK US noun [countable] [singular big box store plural big box stores] a large shop that sells a lot of different types of goods including food, medicines, and often things such as washing machines Thesaurus: types of shop … Useful english dictionary
Big Box Hotel — (Стамбул,Турция) Категория отеля: Адрес: Halide Edip Adivar Mah. Akar Cad. No:28 Şişl … Каталог отелей
big-box store — big box ,store noun count AMERICAN a very large store, usually outside a town in a special shopping area, where large companies can sell their products direct to customers: Manufacturers have been lured away from department stores and into big… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
