Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unbundle

/ənbˈʌndəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: un-bun-dle
IPA: /ənbˈʌndəl/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To separate parts which have been bundled together.

verb

To break down a product or service into a number of separate elements that can be charged for individually.

Example Sentences

"[…] perhaps it is time to do an end run around the culture wars by unbundling the marriage contract into its constituent parts."
"[...] We have led the way on fares reform." Hang on. Led the way on fares reform? There hasn't been any! "Calling for the changes we want to see," he clarifies. "Unbundling the regulation of fares that has been there since the 1990s. We've called for single-leg pricing. Rebuilding from that, a fares structure that meets the way people want to use the railway. Pay-as-you-go, tap-in, tap-out digital technology in commuter areas."

Etymology

From un- + bundle.

Inflected Forms

unbundles (present, singular) unbundling (participle, present) unbundled (participle, past) unbundled (past)

Derived Forms

unbundler

Rhymes With

bundle trundle blundell rundle mundell rundell lundell zundel sundell

Questions

How do you pronounce unbundle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ənbˈʌndəl/.
What does unbundle mean?: To separate parts which have been bundled together.
Where does unbundle come from?: From un- + bundle.

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