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单词 hive off
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hive off

phrasal verb
If someone hives off part of a business, they transfer it to new ownership, usually by selling it.
[mainly British]
Klockner plans to hive off its loss-making steel businesses. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
Lufthansa had originally planned to hive off its domestic operations into a subsidiary,Lufthansa Express. [VP n (not pron) into/to n]
[Also V n P, V n P into/to n]
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hive off in British English

verb (adverb)
1. 
to transfer or be transferred from a larger group or unit
2. (usually tr)
to transfer (profitable activities of a nationalized industry) back to private ownership

hive off in American English

1. 
to depart from a group
2. 
to separate from the whole
hived off the first graders to another playground
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Synonyms of 'hive off'

sell (off), dispose of, put up for sale
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Chinese translation of 'hive off'

hive off

(esp Brit) (inf)

vt

  1. [company] 使分立出来(來) (shǐ fēnlì chūlái)
See hive

Nearby words of
hive off

  • hitman
  • HIV
  • hive
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  • HMS
  • HNC
  • HND
(verb) 
Definition
to transfer (part of a business, esp. the profitable part of a nationalized industry) to new ownership
(informal) 
The bank explored plans to hive off the company's Japanese division.
Synonyms
sell (off)
dispose of
put up for sale

Nearby words of
hive off

  • hither and thither
  • hitherto
  • hive
  • hive off
  • hoard
  • hoarder
  • hoarse

Synonyms of 'hive off'

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