unbundled

[uhn-buhn-dld]

adjective

1. (of related products or services) sold separately rather than as a package.

   unbundled financial services.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unbundled¹

First recorded in 1965–70; unbundle + -ed ²

Example Sentences

It’s flying “unbundled”: Start with the worst experience imaginable, then pay up for whatever shreds of dignity you need to feel human.

From Slate

Though their models vary somewhat, ULCCs typically offer fully “unbundled” fares.

From Slate

Norway’s soccer federation, for example, having failed to have the term-limits amendment unbundled from a suite of other changes, voted in favor of the new rules.

From New York Times

Endeavor modeled valuations for the women’s basketball tournament both bundled and unbundled, Mandel said.

From Seattle Times

Springtide calls this phenomenon “faith unbundled,” suggesting that young people construct their faith “by combining elements such as beliefs, identity, practices and community from a variety of religious and non-religious sources, rather than receiving all these things from a single system,” according to a recent Springtide report on Gen Z Americans.

From Seattle Times