unbundle

verb

un·​bun·​dle ˌən-ˈbən-dᵊl How to pronounce unbundle (audio)
unbundled; unbundling

intransitive verb

: to give separate prices for equipment and supporting services

transitive verb

: to price separately

Examples of unbundle in a Sentence

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Now’s the time to unbundle work, move away from rigid job descriptions and toward a more dynamic system, where employees can spend part of their time applying deep expertise and another part exploring something entirely new. Nirit Cohen, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Some of the most sophisticated users of the proxy advisors’ services have already unbundled them – only getting the data collection or the voting operations as needed. Sarah Keohane Williamson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 In such cases, managers should unbundle the package of requirements that currently make up the job, rearrange those elements, and make a new package. Bruce Tulgan, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025 Other recent entertainment industry transactions involving splits and lots of moving parts includes Lionsgate unbundling its Starz Entertainment division, and Charter Communications acquiring Cox Communications. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for unbundle

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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The first known use of unbundle was in 1969

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“Unbundle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unbundle. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.

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