1
a
: a group of things fastened together for convenient handling
a bundle of newspapers
c
: a considerable number : lot
a bundle of contradictions
d
: a sizable sum of money
will cost you a bundle
e
: a person embodying a specified quality or characteristic
She's a little bundle of energy.
was a bundle of nerves before his speech
f
: bunch sense 2
a bundle of friends
2
a
biology
: a small band of mostly parallel fibers (as of nerve or muscle)
b
botany
: vascular bundle
3
: a package offering related products or services at a single price
software bundles
bundled; bundling
ˈbən(d)-liŋ 
ˈbən-dᵊl-iŋ
1
: to make into a bundle
bundle the magazines together
2
: to hustle or hurry unceremoniously
bundled the children off to school
3
: to include (a product or service) with a related product for sale at a single price
software bundled with computer hardware
bundling cable and Internet services
2
: to practice bundling
Synonyms
Noun
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Verb
Examples of bundle in a Sentence
Noun
Whoever picks the winning ticket will win a bundle of prizes.
He made a bundle on the stock market.
A reliable car doesn't have to cost a bundle.
They made bundles of money.
Verb
Someone had bundled the wet towels into a big pile.
She bundled the children into the car.
We all bundled into the car.
They've increased sales by bundling their most popular programs.
a computer that comes with bundled software
Recent Examples on the Web
Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks Traditional media companies like Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal and Disney are trying to navigate the extremely bumpy road from the cable bundle (which was enormously profitable) to streaming (which is not).
—John Koblin, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
What contributions will this tiny, innocent bundle of joy bring to the world?
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
Read Article > Mar 27 David Pierce The Disney Plus-Hulu merger is way more than a streaming bundle
As of today, Hulu is part of Disney Plus.
—The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
The upcoming bundle of joy is Ashanti’s first child and Nelly’s fifth.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
Weft bundles are multiple pieces of loose hair held together at the top by a strip.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 16 Apr. 2024
This is a huge 41% deal on a bundle of two Crucial Pro 16GB DDR5 RAM sticks that clock up as high as 6000MHz, but can be downclocked for systems that need to run slower.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024
The move also comes just a few weeks after Disney integrated Hulu content into Disney+ for bundle customers.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Disney has found success by bundling Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ into one package.
—John Koblin, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
From military discounts to bundling opportunities, policyholders often leave money on the table simply by not picking up the phone.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
In what looked like a blast from the past, the world’s largest company by market cap decided to stop bundling its Teams app and its Office software globally.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Workplace messaging platform Slack initially filed a complaint back in 2020, alleging that Microsoft bundling Teams with 365 posed an antitrust violation and urged European authorities to investigate.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
The personal-information removal is part of DuckDuckGo’s first subscription service, called Privacy Pro, and is bundled with the firm’s first VPN and an identity-theft-restoration service.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
There’s no commitment and maintenance, and insurance are usually bundled in the payment as well, but there’s also the initial high costs associated with joining.
—Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
As a business school professor who studies travel, I’m often asked why airlines alienate their customers with baggage fees instead of bundling all charges together.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
Noun
Additionally, the company frequently runs promotions, deals, and discounts, including free seed offers and special bundle packages.
—Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Editors’ Picks Traditional media companies like Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery, NBCUniversal and Disney are trying to navigate the extremely bumpy road from the cable bundle (which was enormously profitable) to streaming (which is not).
—John Koblin, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
What contributions will this tiny, innocent bundle of joy bring to the world?
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 19 Apr. 2024
Read Article > Mar 27 David Pierce The Disney Plus-Hulu merger is way more than a streaming bundle
As of today, Hulu is part of Disney Plus.
—The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
The upcoming bundle of joy is Ashanti’s first child and Nelly’s fifth.
—Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2024
Weft bundles are multiple pieces of loose hair held together at the top by a strip.
—Annie Blay, Allure, 16 Apr. 2024
This is a huge 41% deal on a bundle of two Crucial Pro 16GB DDR5 RAM sticks that clock up as high as 6000MHz, but can be downclocked for systems that need to run slower.
—K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024
The move also comes just a few weeks after Disney integrated Hulu content into Disney+ for bundle customers.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Verb
Emily’s List said its work to support women running for office extends beyond independent expenditures to recruitment, campaign advice and fundraising help, including bundling contributions and introducing candidates to major donors.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
Disney has found success by bundling Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ into one package.
—John Koblin, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
From military discounts to bundling opportunities, policyholders often leave money on the table simply by not picking up the phone.
—J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
In what looked like a blast from the past, the world’s largest company by market cap decided to stop bundling its Teams app and its Office software globally.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024
Workplace messaging platform Slack initially filed a complaint back in 2020, alleging that Microsoft bundling Teams with 365 posed an antitrust violation and urged European authorities to investigate.
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
The personal-information removal is part of DuckDuckGo’s first subscription service, called Privacy Pro, and is bundled with the firm’s first VPN and an identity-theft-restoration service.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 11 Apr. 2024
There’s no commitment and maintenance, and insurance are usually bundled in the payment as well, but there’s also the initial high costs associated with joining.
—Lawrence Hodge / Jalopnik, Quartz, 1 Apr. 2024
As a business school professor who studies travel, I’m often asked why airlines alienate their customers with baggage fees instead of bundling all charges together.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Bundle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bundle. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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bundle
1 of 2 noun
bun·dle
ˈbən-dᵊl
1
b
2
a
: a small band of mostly parallel fibers (as of nerve)
b
Medical Definition
bundle
noun
bun·dle
ˈbən-dᵊl
: a small band of mostly parallel fibers (as of nerve or muscle) : fasciculus, tract
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