unbundling

British

/ ʌnˈbʌndlɪŋ /

noun

commerce the takeover of a large conglomerate with a view to retaining the core business and selling off some of the subsidiaries to help finance the takeover

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Among the numerous recommendations in the Kaplan report was to consider unbundling the women’s basketball tournament from the rest of the championships.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024

Airlines argue that by "unbundling" extras such as food and drink or cabin baggage from the ticket price, travellers get more choice and cheaper fares overall.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2023

A volunteer in the 1990s, Robert E. Denney, was unbundling Civil War service records to be microfilmed when he saw an opportunity with a curio that had outlasted its usefulness.

From Washington Post • Jan. 16, 2023

Are we cursed to go back and forth between bundling and unbundling and rebundling forever?

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2021

They dumped their loads and began unbundling them.

From Acid Bath by Vestal, Herman B.

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