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hive off

/haɪv ɒf/

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verb

/haɪv ɒf/C1formalbritishbusiness
  • ruФразовый глагол, означающий отделить или передать часть бизнеса, организации или группы для формирования нового независимого образования, или изолировать что-либо от более крупного целого.

A phrasal verb meaning to separate or transfer a part of a business, organization, or group to form a new independent entity, or to isolate something from a larger whole.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Separate or transferformalbritish

    To separate a part of a business or organization and make it independent or transfer it to another entity.

    ruВыделить

    • The company decided to hive off its retail division.
    • They hived off the subsidiary to focus on core operations.
    • The board voted to hive off the underperforming assets.

    Synonymscarve outdetachdivestsell offseparatespin offtransfer

  2. Isolate or set apartinformalbritish

    To remove something from a larger group and keep it separate.

    ruОтделить

    • The manager hived off the problematic employees into a separate team.
    • They hived off the most valuable items for special treatment.
    • The project was hived off from the main department.

    Synonymsdetachisolatepartitionsegregateseparatesequesterset apart

    Antonymsincludeincorporateintegratemergeunite

Forms
  • hived off past participle
  • hived off past simple
  • hiving off present participle
  • hives off third person singular

Base verbhive

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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