The simultaneous sale or purchase of one each of a series of consecutive futures contracts. Bundles provide a readily available, widely accepted method for executing multiple futures contracts with a single transaction. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary
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▪ I. bundle bun‧dle 1 [ˈbʌndl] noun informal
1. [singular] a lot of money:
• The companymade a bundle selling its old equipment to a smaller dealer.
2. [countable] MARKETING a group of products or services that are provided together with other products or services:
• The $849 bundle includes two copies of the software, cables, and an electronic mail application.
to provide a product or service together with other products or services:
• Image editing software is bundled with many digital cameras.
— bundling noun [uncountable] :
• interactive media services, a bundling of Internet, video-on-demand, and home shopping
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bundle UK US /ˈbʌndl/ noun [C]
► COMMERCE, MARKETING a combination of products, services, or pieces of equipment that are supplied together or sold as a group: »
Phone companies depend on being able to sell a bundle of services - long-distance, local calling, Internet access, wireless - to be profitable.
»software bundles
► INFORMAL MONEY a large amount of money: make/earn a bundle »
He made a bundle on the stock market.
»cost/spend/save a bundle
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bundle UK US /ˈbʌndl/ verb
► COMMERCE, MARKETING to add extra products, services, or pieces of equipment to another product or service and sell them together, so you get the extra product, service, etc. for free or for a cheaper price: bundle sth with sth »
Check whether there is any life insurance cover bundled with the pension.
»bundled products/services
»bundled software/games
Financial and business terms. 2012.