HIVE OFF
Dictionary entry overview: What does hive off mean?
• HIVE OFF (verb)
The verb HIVE OFF has 2 senses:
1. remove from a group and make separate
2. withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
Familiarity information: HIVE OFF used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HIVE OFF (verb)
Meaning:
Remove from a group and make separate
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
The unit was hived off from its parent company
Hypernyms (to "hive off" is one way to...):
discriminate; separate; single out (treat differently on the basis of sex or race)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
hive off; divert
Hypernyms (to "hive off" is one way to...):
draw; draw off; take out; withdraw (remove (a commodity) from (a supply source))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
