Usually means: Everything; the entire amount or situation.
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  1. the whole ball of wax: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. whole ball of wax: Wiktionary
  3. whole ball of wax: Dictionary.com
  4. Whole ball of wax: World Wide Words

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  1. whole ball of wax, the whole ball of wax: Idioms

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  1. American-Australian Slang Dictionary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (whole ball of wax)

noun:  (idiomatic, slang) The entire or overall plan, concept or action.
noun:  (idiomatic, slang) Everything of a similar or related nature; everything necessary for a particular purpose.

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