bundlingn.
/ˈbʌndlɪŋ/ The action of the verb to bundle v., in various senses.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > [noun] > gathering into (a) bundle(s)
bundling1650
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [noun] > specific practices or customs
naked bed?1504
bundling1807
incubation1871
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > [noun] > sending away or dismissing > unceremonious
bundling1851
1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine ii. v. 129 Haran..and Eden and Sheba..all near one another (as appeares by their bundling up together).
?1706 E. Hickeringill Vindic. Char. Priest-craft (ed. 2) Postscr. 30 That know no other Test of Holy Writ, but the Book-binders bundling them into one Volume.
1807 Edinb. Rev. 10 109 An amusement in New England..called bundling.
1842 C. Masson Narr. var. Journeys III. 287 Many of the Afghan tribes have a custom in wooing, similar to what in Wales is known as bundling-up.
1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick vii. 40 A speechlessly quick..bundling of a man into Eternity.
1878 C. Wake Evol. Morality I. 401 The custom of bundling..among Celtic peoples.
Compounds
General attributive.
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1831 J. Holland Treat. Manuf. Metal I. 145 These are at the forge made up into faggots on the bundling bench.
1874 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Bundling-machine, one for grasping a number of articles into a bundle ready for tying.
1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) II. 450 It is..better to employ a bundling press than an ordinary table, as the yarn can then be made up more solidly.
1879 Good Words 20 781/2 A chopper and chopping block, and a bundling machine.
1887 Scotsman 19 Mar. (advt.) Bundling and packing machinery.
1890 J. Nasmith Mod. Cotton Spinning Mach. 267 The hanks being reeled, they are, if cross reeled, dyed or bleached, and, if in leas, bundled. This operation is effected in a machine called a ‘bundling press’.
1906 Daily Chron. 15 June 7/4 Princess Louise Augusta..sawed a huge chunk of wood, afterwards chopping it into firewood and working the bundling machine.
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Bundling-wire, baling-wire; wire used for securing bundles or bales.
Draft additions March 2019
spec. The action or fact of selling or buying a set of commercial products or services together at an all-inclusive price, typically with a discount.
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society > trade and finance > selling > [noun] > selling method or technique > types of
branding1913
cross-selling1919
mass marketing1920
supermarketing1940
hard sell1945
market testing1947
sales drive1951
soft sell1953
rack-jobbing1954
switch selling1960
cold selling1961
telesales1962
telemarketing1963
loss-leading1964
test-marketing1964
pyramid selling1965
inertia selling1968
overselling1968
bundling1969
oversell1969
rack job1969
bounceback1970
party plan1973
sale-leaseback1973
up-marketing1975
sellathon1976
upselling1977
cold calling1978
cold call1980
network marketing1981
ambush marketing1987
green marketing1988
relationship marketing1988
freemium1994
e-tailing1995
1969 Datamation June 85/2 The leasing companies..probably did the most to rouse the Justice Dept. to ‘bundling’ (of services under a single price).
1986 M. D. Goldberg Computer Software & Chips II. 488 While ‘bundling’ has certain advantages, good tax planning should also consider the tax consequences of having the costs stated separately.
2010 Times 30 July 45/4 It's all about bundling in telecoms these days. The big players have been successful selling customers packages of fixed-line, broadband and TV services.
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