抱(だ)き合(あ)わせ

だきあわせ
noun
bundling; tie-in sale; combined sale
business
1. bundling; selling items together as a set; tie-in sale
Selling a desirable item only together with a less popular one, or combining products as a set. In commerce, 抱(だ)き合(あ)わせ販売(はんばい) (tie-in selling) is a way to move slow stock and is sometimes viewed negatively.
It was sold bundled with a popular product.
そのソフトは別(べつ)のサービスとの抱(だ)き合(あ)わせだ。
That software comes bundled with another service.
They tried to clear unsold stock by bundling it with a popular product.

From the verb 抱(だ)き合(あ)わせる (to combine, make things go together). Most common in the phrase 抱(だ)き合(あ)わせ販売(はんばい) (tie-in sale).

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