Meaning & use

bundling

noun·Everyday

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The practice of gathering several items together into one package or offer, such as selling multiple products or services as a single deal.

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The cable company offers bundling of internet, phone, and television service at a discounted rate.

She spent the afternoon bundling old newspapers with string for recycling.

A note on using this word

Historically, "bundling" also referred to an old courtship custom, mainly in colonial New England, where an unmarried couple would share a bed, fully clothed and often separated by a board, under supervision.

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2. noun

A historical courtship custom in which an unmarried couple shared a bed, typically fully clothed, under family supervision.

Bundling was once a common, if controversial, practice among courting couples in colonial New England.

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