unbundle

unbundle
unbundle un‧bun‧dle [ʌnˈbʌndl] verb [transitive] MARKETING
1. to provide products or services separately that were previously sold together:

• Sky TV refused to unbundle its programme package to allow the cable companies to offer customers channels of their choice.

2. to separate activities that were previously managed together, usually in order to sell them:

• The company is expected to unbundle some of its Zimbabwe goldmining interests to local investors.

— unbundling noun [countable, uncountable] :

• The complex unbundling will divide the group into 13 different companies.

• corporate unbundlings

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unbundle UK US /ˌʌnˈbʌndl/ verb [T] COMMERCE, MARKETING
► to divide a business into separate parts: »

The gas company will unbundle its three businesses - storage, connection and metering.

► to start to sell a product or service separately when previously it had been sold together with others: »

The media giant was legally compelled to unbundle its media player.

unbundled adjective
► »

The company's unbundled services are not yet widely available.

unbundling noun [C or U]
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The competition authorities called for the unbundling of insurance deals from the cost of a car.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • Unbundle — Un*bun dle, v. t. [1st pref. un + bundle.] To release, as from a bundle; to disclose. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unbundle — /un bun dl/, v., unbundled, unbundling. v.t. 1. to separate the charges for (related products or services usually offered as a package): to unbundle computer hardware and software. 2. to separate (charges for related products or services): to… …   Universalium

  • unbundle — UK [ʌnˈbʌnd(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms unbundle : present tense I/you/we/they unbundle he/she/it unbundles present participle unbundling past tense unbundled past participle unbundled business to sell related products and services… …   English dictionary

  • unbundle — Date: 1969 intransitive verb to give separate prices for equipment and supporting services transitive verb to price separately …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • unbundle — verb To separate parts which have been bundled together …   Wiktionary

  • unbundle — v. unwrap, remove from a package; disclose, reveal; charge a separate fee for a product and accompanying services (Computers); price products separately (rather than as a package deal) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • unbundle — verb 1》 market or charge for (items or services) separately rather than as part of a package. 2》 split (a company or conglomerate) into its constituent businesses, especially prior to selling them off. Derivatives unbundler noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • unbundle — un·bun·dle …   English syllables

  • unbundle — un•bun•dle [[t]ʌnˈbʌn dl[/t]] v. dled, dling 1) cvb bus to separate the charges for (related products or services) 2) cvb bus to specify separate charges for related products or services • Etymology: 1965–70 …   From formal English to slang

  • unbundle — [c]/ʌnˈbʌndl / (say un bundl) verb (unbundled, unbundling) –verb (t) 1. to separate out the charges for (a product and a service) which are usually sold together as a package. –verb (i) 2. to become unbundled. {un 2 + bundle} …  

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