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to unbundle

to unbundle

2 4.6
To separate products or services sold together so each can be sold separately
  • verb
  • /ʌnˈbʌndəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desagrupar
  • Consumers can choose to unbundle their cable services instead of paying for a full package.
  • unbundled services

Examples

  • Online education makes it clear that these categories can be unbundled.

    Blog text (34)

  • And they agreed that they would unbundle software from hardware.

  • Also, you are assuming that the reader can actually unbundle her phone and internet.

    Blog text (28)

  • Instead, government could unbundle its adoption-services contract.

    Blog text (28)

  • Electric services will increasingly become unbundled, with consumers being offered a greater mix of prices and services.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Mobile has a history of unbundling horizontal platforms into vertical services.

    Blog text (29)

  • Airline fees have been a hot topic of debate, with airlines unbundling all their services.

    Blog text (5)

  • The possibility MOOCs hold out is that the educational parts of education can be unbundled.

    Blog text (11)

  • Now he's pushing the logical extension of that concept: unbundled legal services.

    Academic text (2001)

  • In order to compete favorably with other educational providers and attract large numbers of students, some institutions have unbundled aspects of faculty labor.

    Academic text (2005)

Synonyms

to separate
vsto unbundle
297 1.9

To break into parts or pieces

is done to make combined products available for individual sale
to split up
vsto unbundle
47 2.6

To divide something into smaller parts

focuses on separating offerings so each can be bought alone
to compartmentalize
vsto unbundle
24 7.4

To separate parts of your life, work, or feelings so they stay apart

separates combined offerings so each part can be sold on its own
to uncouple
vsto unbundle
5 5.3

To disconnect two things that are joined, often machine parts

is used to make combined services available separately for purchase
to decouple
vsto unbundle
4 6.7

Disconnect parts that were joined so they work independently

focuses on separating products to sell individually rather than removing technical links
to demerge
vsto unbundle
  • Jargon
1 8.0

To separate a company into independent businesses

splits combined goods so customers can buy parts separately
to modularize
vsto unbundle
  • Specialized
1 7.0

To divide something into smaller parts to make it easier to manage

aims to free individual items for separate sale rather than just manageability

Antonyms

bundle
85 2.3

A group of things tied or wrapped together

How Separate

to decouple
4 6.7
to split
513 1.3
to unbundle
  • Specialized
2 4.6
separate
829 2.1
to spin off
11 4.3

Surface Forms

unbundle infinitive
unbundled past
unbundled past participle
unbundling present participle
unbundles third person singular

Morphology

unbundle = bundle (transparent) = un + bundle

The productive prefix 'un-' reverses or removes the action of 'bundle', yielding 'separate', a meaning easily derivable by learners.

Etymology

The word unbundle combines un- (meaning 'do the opposite' or 'remove') and bundle (a group tied together). Picture untying a bundle so each thing stands alone, so when a company unbundles services it separates items that used to be sold together.