HIVE OFF

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

Synonyms:

divert; hive off

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

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

Meaning:

Remove from a group and make separate

Example:

The unit was hived off from its parent company

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

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