unbundle

English

Etymology

un- +‎ bundle

Verb

unbundle (third-person singular simple present unbundles, present participle unbundling, simple past and past participle unbundled)

1. To separate parts which have been bundled together.
   • 2007 May 20, Dalton Conley, “Spread the Wealth of Spousal Rights”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     […] perhaps it is time to do an end run around the culture wars by unbundling the marriage contract into its constituent parts.

2. (business) To break down a product or service into a number of separate elements that can be charged for individually.
   • 2021 January 27, Paul Clifton, “What is the future of the RDG?”, in RAIL. issue 923, page 44:

     [...] 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.