bundle

American  

[buhn-dl] / ˈbʌn dl /

noun

1. several objects or a quantity of material gathered or bound together.

   a bundle of hay.

2. an item, group, or quantity wrapped for carrying; package.

   Synonyms:

   packet, pac, parcel

3. a number of things considered together.

   a bundle of ideas.

4. Slang. a great deal of money.

   He made a bundle in the market.

5. Botany. an aggregation of strands of specialized conductive and mechanical tissues.

6. Also called bundle of isoglosses.  Dialect Geography. a group of close isoglosses running in approximately the same direction, especially when taken as evidence of an important dialect division.

7. Anatomy, Zoology. an aggregation of fibers, as of nerves or muscles.

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verb (used with object)

bundled, bundling

1. to tie together or wrap in a bundle.

   Bundle the newspapers for the trash man.

2. to send away hurriedly or unceremoniously (usually followed by off, out, etc.).

   They bundled her off to the country.

3. to offer or supply (related products or services) in a single transaction at one all-inclusive price.

verb (used without object)

bundled, bundling

1. to leave hurriedly or unceremoniously (usually followed by off, out, etc.).

   They indignantly bundled out of the meeting.

2. (especially of sweethearts during courtship in early New England) to lie in the same bed while fully clothed, as for privacy and warmth in a house where an entire family shared one room with a fireplace.

verb phrase

1. bundle up to dress warmly or snugly.

   A blizzard was raging but the children were all bundled up.

idioms

1. drop one's bundle, to lose confidence or hope.

bundle British  

/ ˈbʌndəl /

noun

1. a number of things or a quantity of material gathered or loosely bound together

   a bundle of sticks

2. something wrapped or tied for carrying; package

3. slang a large sum of money

4. slang to be extremely fond of

5. biology a collection of strands of specialized tissue such as nerve fibres

6. botany short for vascular bundle

7. textiles a measure of yarn or cloth; 60 000 yards of linen yarn; 5 or 10 pounds of cotton hanks

8. 1. slang to panic or give up hope

   2. slang to give birth

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verb

1. to make into a bundle

2. to go or cause to go, esp roughly or unceremoniously

   we bundled him out of the house

3. to push or throw, esp quickly and untidily

   to bundle shirts into a drawer

4. (tr) to sell (computer hardware and software) as one indivisible package

5. (tr) to give away (a relatively cheap product) when selling an expensive one to attract business

   several free CDs are often bundled with music centres

6. (intr) to sleep or lie in one's clothes on the same bed as one's betrothed: formerly a custom in New England, Wales, and elsewhere

bundle More Idioms  

More idioms and phrases containing bundle

• make a bundle

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Related Words

Bundle, bunch refer to a number of things or an amount of something fastened or bound together. Bundle implies a close binding or grouping together, and often refers to a wrapped package: a bundle of laundry, of dry goods. A bunch is a number of things, usually all of the same kind, fastened together: a bunch of roses, of keys.

Other Word Forms

• bundler noun

Etymology

Origin of bundle

1350–1400; Middle English bundel < Middle Dutch bundel, bondel; akin to bind

Explanation

A bundle is a package of things wrapped together. To wrap things together in a compact way is to bundle them. A baby wrapped up in a blanket is a bundle of joy, and if it’s cold outside, bundle up! Bundle comes from the Middle Dutch word for bind, which is what you do when you bundle stuff — you bind it together. It also means to wrap in warm clothes. This is a word for things that are tightly packed together. If you get a package in the mail, it's a bundle. If you have knickknacks all over the place, you'll need to bundle them when you move by putting them in a box.

Example Sentences

You might spend a bundle on merchandise, but you’re unlikely to go broke buying food.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

A bundle of letters from a school in California, which were found a few years ago in an attic in Rhydyfelin near Pontypridd, show how the disaster touched people around the world.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Supported by the Chinese government, Huawei has been investing in networking technology to bundle more chips together and boost computing capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

You could bundle many of the channels needed in a live TV service like FuboTV.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

I look down and discover I’m holding a bundle of two shirts and what appear to be curtains.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

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