box
noun [ C ]
uk/bɒks/ usa square or rectangular container with stiff sides and sometimes a lid:
Books are packed in cardboard boxes and are shipped direct to buyers' homes.
a shipping/storage/packaging box
PRODUCTION
a box and its contents, or just the contents of the box:
Florida will produce 132 million boxes of oranges this season.
COMMUNICATIONS, INTERNET
any square or rectangular space on a form or computer screen which is separated from the main area by lines:
For tips on how to conduct your search, see the box on this page.
For more information, tick the box on the coupon.
In the box calling for a model number put 'unknown'.
COMMUNICATIONS
→ box number
COMMUNICATIONS
→ PO Box
→ set-top box
a small area with seats which is separate from the other seats in a theatre or at the side of a sports field:
We will have a producer and a reporter in the press box feeding a play-by-play to the internet as the action unfolds.
stadium box seats
See also
inbox
outbox
safe deposit box
box
verb [ T ]
uk/bɒks/ us(also box up) PRODUCTION
to put something in a box:
About 3,000 workers busily boxed up millions of plastic toys.