hive off

English

Verb

hive off (third-person singular simple present hives off, present participle hiving off, simple past and past participle hived off)

  1. (intransitive) To separate from a larger group.
    Synonyms: branch off, fork off
  2. (transitive) To segregate; to remove from a parent entity.
    • 2009 March 25, Felicity Williams and Fleur Leyden, “Commodities rally in big price rout”, in Herald Sun‎:
      The plan involves banks hiving off bad assets and investors buying them at a discount on hopes of turning a profit over time.

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