Public services have been hived off to specialist agencies.
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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 off — PHRASAL VERB If someone hives off part of a business, they transfer it to new ownership, usually by selling it. [mainly BRIT] [V P n (not pron)] Klockner plans to hive off its loss making steel businesses... [V P n (not pron) into/to n] Lufthansa … English dictionary
hive off — verb Date: circa 1856 intransitive verb chiefly British to break away from or as if from a group ; become separate transitive verb chiefly British to make separate: as a. to remove from a group < hive off the rookies for special training > b. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
hive off — /ˌhaɪv ɒf/ verb to split off part of a large company to form a smaller subsidiary ● The new managing director hived off the retail sections of the company … Marketing dictionary in english
hive off — /ˌhaɪv ɒf/ verb to split off part of a large company to form a smaller subsidiary, giving shares in this to its existing shareholders ● The new managing director hived off the retail sections of the company … Dictionary of banking and finance
hive off — verb a) To separate from a larger group. b) To segregate; to remove from a parent entity … Wiktionary
hive off — [v. ] Separate. Place in a separate position, hobo Tramp … A concise dictionary of English slang
hive — [hīv] n. [ME hyfe < OE, akin to ON hūfr, ship s hull < IE * keup (< base * keu , to bend, curve) > L cupa, a tub] 1. a box or other shelter for a colony of domestic bees; beehive 2. a colony of bees living in a hive; swarm 3. a crowd… … English World dictionary
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
