"boxing week" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boxing weeks [plural]
Etymology: Derived from boxing day (“the day after Christmas”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|boxing day||the day after Christmas}} boxing day (“the day after Christmas”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} boxing week (plural boxing weeks)
  1. (business, marketing) The period after Christmas (December 25th) until New Year's (or longer), when stores offer large discounts. Categories (topical): Business, Christmas, Marketing Related terms: boxing day, Boxing Day, Twelve Days of Christmas, Christmastide, Christmas season Translations (Translations): välipäivät [plural] (Finnish), mellandagarna (Swedish)

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