hive sth off
UK— phrasal verb with hive uk/haɪv/us/haɪv/verb
to separate one part of a company, usually by selling it:
The plan is to hive off individual companies as soon as they are profitable.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Mergers & acquisitions
- absorb
- acquisitive
- amalgamation
- buy into sth
- buy sb out
- buyout
- hive
- leverage
- merger
- monopolize
- monopoly
- oligopoly
- parent
- spin
- subsidiary
- suitor
- syndicate
- take (sth) over
- takeover
- white knight
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