Meaning of hive off | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To separate from a larger group.
   intransitive
2. To segregate; to remove from a parent entity.
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“If the Government believes that part of the railways' salvation is to be found in ridding them of extraneous concerns, it should have⟳ had the courage either to close⟳ the railway works down as quickly as possible, or to hive them off as an entirely separate⟳ concern⟳, [...].”

“The plan⟳ involves banks hiving off bad assets and investors buying them at a discount on hopes of turning a profit over time.”

“Completed by the London & Southern [sic: South] Western Railway in 1898, the W&C was part of British Rail until hived off in 1994. It is physically isolated from the rest⟳ of the Underground.”

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