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Combining elements together. Outside the U.S., it is an alternate term for "bonding." For example, "ISDN bundling" and "ISDN bonding" are synonymous. See bundled software and bundle.

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1. In marketing, selling more than one product together for a single price. For example, several software packages might be bundled and included in the purchase of a personal computer. Bundling is used by marketers to take advantage of the high demand for one product and sell another simultaneously or to increase the demand for both products through a perceived synergy between the products offered. See also tying agreement.

2. In direct mail, two or more mail packages tied together prior to entry into the U.S. Postal Service system. See also consolidation; pallet; sack.

also bundle up

noun

1. A number of individuals making up or considered a unit: array, band, batch, bevy, body, bunch, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, group, knot, lot, party, set. See group.
2. A large sum of money: fortune, mint. Informal pretty penny, tidy sum, wad. Slang pile. See rich/poor.

phrasal verb - bundle up

To put on warm clothes: wrap, wrap up. See put on/take off.

In addition to the idiom beginning with bundle, also see make a bundle.

n

Definition: accumulation
Antonyms: scattering

v

Definition: accumulate, package
Antonyms: disperse, divide, let go, scatter, separate, spread

Gothic pier resembling a tight bundle of colonnettes in which the latter are not actually detached, but are formed by the undulating plan-form. Compare clustered or compound pier.

IN BRIEF: A package of several things tied together for carrying or storing.

I was curious to know what was in the bundle that the woman was carrying.

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noun
noun, orig US

A large amount of money. (1903 —) .
Guardian This is not the world's fastest dish, since it requires home-made stock. Nor is it the cheapest, since porcini cost a bundle (1992).

[From earlier sense, roll of banknotes.]

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A collection of fibers or strands, as of muscle fibers, or a fasciculus or band of nerve fibers.

• accessory b. of Kent — bundle of His.
• atrioventricular b. — bundle of His.
• Bachmann b. — a large muscle bundle between the right and left atria, thought to serve as a specialized conduction pathway.
• b. branch — see bundle branch.
• fundamental b. — that part of the white matter of the spinal cord bordering the gray matter and containing fibers that travel for a distance of only a few segments of the cord. Called also ground bundle.
• b. of His — a band of atypical cardiac muscle connecting the atria with the ventricles of the heart; called also atrioventricular bundle.
• His b. degeneration — associated with sudden unexpected death or periods of viciousness; most common in Doberman and German shepherd dogs.
• His b. stenosis — inherited in Pug dogs; associated with syncope and sudden death.
• Keith's b. — a bundle of fibers in the wall of the atrium of the heart between the venae cavae.
• medial forebrain b. — a group of nerve fibers connecting the midbrain tegmentum and elements of the limbic system.
• sinoatrial b. — Keith's bundle.
• Thorel's b. — a bundle of muscle fibers in the human heart connecting the sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodes.
• uncinate b. — the sharply bent bundle that connects the frontal lobe of the brain with the temporal and occipital lobes.
• b. of Vicq d'Azyr — a band of fibers from the mamillary body to the anterior nucleus of the thalamus.

For a list of words related to bundling, see:

• General Technology - bundling: selling hardware and software or several software programs together at set price
• Sex Acts - bundling: cuddling in bed without undressing

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bylt
v. tr. - bylte sammen, bundte sammen
v. intr. - sove påklædt sammen med

idioms:

• bundle off    genne, sende af sted
• bundle up    pakke sig ind, tage masser af tøj på

Nederlands (Dutch)
bundel, bosje, pakket, bom duiten, samenbinden, proppen, verkopen samen met product

Français (French)
n. - baluchon, liasse, ballot, faisceau (de tiges, de bâtons), paquet, botte, fagot, poignée, (fig) paquet, magot (d'argent), (Comput) lot
v. tr. - empaqueter, mettre en paquet, faire un balot de, botteler, mettre en liasse, mettre en faisceau, fourrer ou entasser qch, faire entrer qn à la hâte, (Comput) intégrer
v. intr. - fourrer, se ruer

idioms:

• bundle off    faire sortir (en toute hâte), expédier
• bundle up    faire un ballot, emmitoufler
• go a bundle on    être un fana de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Bündel, Bund, Packen, (ugs.) eine Stange Geld
v. - bündeln, packen

idioms:

• bundle off    (ugs.) (eilig) erledigen, wegschicken
• bundle up    bündeln, (ugs.) einmummeln
• go a bundle on    von jmdm./etw. begeistert sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δέμα, μπόγος, δεσμίδα, πάκο, (καθομ.) ένα μάτσο λεφτά
v. - συσκευάζω, πακετάρω, δένω, τυλίγω, δεματιάζω

idioms:

• bundle off    (καθομ.) ξαποστέλνω, ξεφορτώνομαι
• bundle up    συσκευάζω, πακετάρω, ντύνω βαριά

Italiano (Italian)
fagotto, fascina, mazzetto

idioms:

• bundle off    spedire via
• bundle up    avvolgersi
• cost a bundle    costa un sacco

Português (Portuguese)
n. - feixe (m), fardo (m), monte (m), grande quantia (f) de dinheiro (gír.)
v. - empacotar, enfeixar

idioms:

• bundle off    mandar às pressas
• bundle up    agasalhar-se
• cost a bundle    custar caro

Русский (Russian)
узел, охапка, куча денег

idioms:

• bundle off    выпроводить
• bundle up    связать
• cost a bundle    стоить кучу денег

Español (Spanish)
n. - hato, bulto, envoltorio, fardo, lío, haz, ramillete
v. tr. - agrupar en forma apretada o desordenada
v. intr. - agruparse en forma apretada o desordenada

idioms:

• bundle off    despachar
• bundle up    atar en un bulto, arropar bien
• go a bundle on    ser muy aficionado a

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - bunt, packe, jättesumma
v. - stuva, vräka, proppa, bunta

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
捆, 包, 束, 包扎, 胡乱塞进, 匆忙离去, 匆匆移动

idioms:

• bundle off    撵走, 匆匆离开
• bundle up    把...捆扎, 使穿暖

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 捆, 包, 束
v. tr. - 包紮, 胡亂塞進
v. intr. - 匆忙離去, 匆匆移動

idioms:

• bundle off    攆走, 匆匆離開
• bundle up    把...捆紮, 使穿暖

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 다발
v. tr. - ~을 다발 짓다, ~을 몰아내다, ~을 던져 넣다
v. intr. - 서둘러 떠나다, 옷을 입은 채 같은 잠자리에서 자다

idioms:

• bundle off    재촉해 쫓아내다
• bundle up    ~을 다발로 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 束, 塊, 大量
v. - 束ねる, さっさと行かせる, せき立てる, 急いで立ち去る

idioms:

• bundle of nerves    神経過敏な人
• bundle off    立ち去る
• bundle up    束ねる, 厚着する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حزمه, ربطه (فعل) لف, حزم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אגודה, חבילה, סכום כסף גדול (מדוברת)‬
v. tr. - ‮סכום כסף גדול (מדוברת), שלח בחופזה, מכר בחבילה אחת (ציוד מחשבים או תוכנה)‬
v. intr. - ‮ישן לבוש באותם בגדים עם ארוסתו, עזב בחופזה‬

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