- hive something off
- chiefly Brit. (esp. in business) separate something from a larger group or organization, esp. from public to private ownership
the weekly magazine hived off by the BBC
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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hive something off (to something) — ˌhive sthˈoff (to/into sth) derived often passive (especially BrE) to separate one part of a group from the rest; to sell part of a business • The IT department is being hived off into a new company. • The company decided to hive off some of its… … Useful english dictionary
hive something off (into something) — ˌhive sthˈoff (to/into sth) derived often passive (especially BrE) to separate one part of a group from the rest; to sell part of a business • The IT department is being hived off into a new company. • The company decided to hive off some of its… … Useful english dictionary
hive something off — chiefly Brit. separate something from a larger group or organization. → hive … English new terms dictionary
hive — [haɪv] verb hive something → off phrasal verb [transitive] FINANCE to separate one part of a business or organization from the rest, for example by selling it or using it to form a new company: hive something → off hive something off into/as… … Financial and business terms
hive off — verb 1. remove from a group and make separate The unit was hived off from its parent company • Hypernyms: ↑discriminate, ↑separate, ↑single out • Verb Frames: Somebody s something 2. withdraw ( … Useful english dictionary
hive — noun 1》 a beehive. 2》 a very busy place: a hive of activity. verb 1》 place (bees) in a hive. 2》 (hive something off) chiefly Brit. separate something from a larger group or organization. Origin OE hȳf, of Gmc origin … English new terms dictionary
hive — hive1 [ haıv ] noun count a container in which BEES live and make HONEY a. all the bees that live in a hive a hive of activity a place where everyone is very busy hive hive 2 [ haıv ] verb ,hive off phrasal verb transitive 1. ) to consider… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hive off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hive off : present tense I/you/we/they hive off he/she/it hives off present participle hiving off past tense hived off past participle hived off 1) business to separate part of an organization or service and… … English dictionary
hive — /haɪv / (say huyv) noun 1. a shelter for honey bees; a beehive. 2. the bees inhabiting a hive. 3. something resembling a beehive in structure or use. 4. a place swarming with busy occupants: a hive of industry. 5. a swarming or teeming multitude …
hive — hiveless, adj. hivelike, adj. hiver, n. /huyv/, n., v., hived, hiving. n. 1. a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive. 2. the colony of bees inhabiting a hive. 3. something resembling a beehive in structure or use. 4. a… … Universalium
