unbundling

verb (used with object), un·bun·dled, un·bun·dling.

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.

verb (used without object), un·bun·dled, un·bun·dling.

3. to set separate charges for related products or services.

noun

1. 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

verb

1. (tr) computing to separate (hardware from software) for sales purposes