unbundlev.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈbʌndl/, U.S. /ˌənˈbənd(ə)l/ 1. transitive. To unpack, take out of a bundle. Also figurative.
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the world > space > place > removal or displacement > extraction > extract [verb (transitive)] > unpack
unpack1434
unbundle1606
unbag1611
unbudget1611
unballa1694
unwalleta1739
unlimber1867
the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > gather together [verb (transitive)] > make into a pack or parcel > unpack
unpack1474
unbundle1606
society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)]
unwryc825
unhelec1000
to draw forthc1175
unhillc1200
to bring forth?c1225
unsteekc1250
let witc1275
uncovera1300
wraya1300
knowc1300
barea1325
shrivec1374
unwrapc1374
again-covera1382
nakena1382
outc1390
tellc1390
disclosea1393
cough1393
unhidea1400
unclosec1400
unhaspc1400
bewrayc1405
reveal1409
accusea1413
reveil1424
unlocka1425
unrekec1425
disclude?1440
uncurec1440
utter1444
detect1447
break1463
expose1483
divinec1500
revelate1514
to bring (also put) to light1526
decipher1529
rake1547
rip1549
unshadow1550
to lay to sight1563
uppen1565
unlace1567
unvisor?1571
resign1572
uncloak1574
disshroud1577
spill1577
reap1578
unrip1579
scour1585
unharboura1586
unmask1586
uncase1587
descrya1591
unclasp?1592
unrive1592
discover1594
unburden1594
untomb1594
unhusk1596
dismask1598
to open upc1600
untruss1600
divulge1602
unshale1606
unbrace1607
unveil1609
rave1610
disveil1611
unface1611
unsecret1612
unvizard1620
to open up1624
uncurtain1628
unscreen1628
unbare1630
disenvelop1632
unclothe1632
to lay forth1633
unshroud1633
unmuffle1637
midwife1638
dissecret1640
unseal1640
unmantle1643
to fetch out1644
undisguise1655
disvelop1658
decorticate1660
clash1667
exert1692
disinter1711
to up with1715
unbundlea1739
develop1741
disembosom1745
to open out1814
to let out1833
unsack1846
uncrown1849
to bring (out) in (also into) the open1861
unfrock1866
disbosom1868
to blow the lid off1928
flush1950
surface1955
to take or pull the wraps off1964
1606 S. Gardiner Bk. Angling 111 Who so is a wise merchant will not vnbundle his seuerall wares to such.
1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Disfagottare, to vnfaggot, to vnbundle.
a1739 C. Jarvis tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1742) II. iii. vi. 199 Unbundle your griefs, madam, and let us into the particulars.
2. To introduce a system of separate charging for (items previously charged for collectively, esp. computer hardware and software).
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society > computing and information technology > [verb (transitive)] > introduce charging policies
unbundle1969
1969 Datamation 15 69 (heading) IBM ‘unbundles’ hardware/services charges... Will software be next?
1971 New Scientist 15 July 140/1 Programs, courses, computer maintenance and systems engineering would be priced separately (or ‘unbundled’) from the computers themselves.
1977 Business Week 18 Apr. 83/2 Banks may then be forced to unbundle costs and charge an additional 30¢ or so for each check processed.
1983 Austral. Microcomputer Mag. Dec. 40/3 The 8086 processor has been unbundled and is now an option.
Draft additions 1993
Commerce. To split (a company or business conglomerate) into its constituent businesses or assets; to reorganize or dispose of (a constituent part) in this way. Also absol.
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society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > run a business [verb (intransitive)] > split into constituent parts
unbundle1981
society > occupation and work > business affairs > a business or company > run a business [verb (transitive)] > split into constituent parts
unbundle1981
1981 Chem. Week 11 Mar. 50/3 Unbundling a specialized group from the parent company can concentrate valuable expertise in one place.
1982 Amer. Banker 28 July 61/2 In practical terms, companies are learning to ‘unbundle’, to move away from the classic idea and the traditional package of equity, technology, and management.
1983 Canad. Business Oct. 16 The PBX market is heating up because of the US government's decision to unbundle American Telephone and Telegraph Co.
1989 Independent 28 Sept. 31/1 The decision of BAT to unbundle its US retail holdings comes at a..bad time.
Draft additions 1993
(In sense Additions.) unˈbundler n.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > businessman > [noun] > one who splits company
unbundler1989
1989 N.Y. Times 17 July d8/6 The man the City calls ‘the great unbundler’ vows to sell off most of B.A.T.'s peripheral businesses.
1989 Observer 3 Sept. 28/4 ‘He was not well-publicised when he worked for Goldsmith,’ says James Wood, a former associate of the great unbundler.
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