to charge for or market (services or items) separately rather than as part of a package
unbundle in American English
(unˈbʌndl) (verb-dled, -dling)
transitive verb
1.
to separate the charges for (related products or services usually offered as a package)
to unbundle computer hardware and software
2.
to separate (charges for related products or services)
to unbundle charges for telephone service
intransitive verb
3.
to set separate charges for related products or services
Word origin
[1965–70; un-2 + bundle]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Finlandization, T cell, double-book, no-fault, red-eyeun- is a prefix freely used in English to form verbs expressing a reversal of some actionor state, or removal, deprivation, release, etc. (unbend; uncork; unfasten; etc.), or to intensify the force of a verb already having such a meaning (unloose)
Examples of 'unbundle' in a sentence
unbundle
Consumers have indicated a desire to unbundle content.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
He said management attempts to unbundle the business carried too much risk.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
That led to a $1.4 billion (710m) settlement and sweeping reforms to unbundle revenues.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Those 'modern' aspects include standards of excellence, specialist training and 'the modern trend to unbundle legal services'.