hives off
Splits away from
To hive off is to separate or transfer a part from a larger whole, typically a business unit or subsidiary from a parent organization: The company hived off its software division into a separate entity.
The image comes from beekeeping, where part of a colony splits to form a new hive.
In British usage especially, it can mean to assign work to others: She hived off the tedious tasks to her assistant.
- carve outCreate by deliberate effort
- carve upDivide by cutting
- spin outLose vehicular control rotationally
- partPiece of whole
- divestitureDisposal of assets
subsidiary · break · break up · unbundle · bifurcation · branch · segmentation · split · shed · sever · cut loose · demerger · separation · cleave · segregation · splinter group · go it alone · detach
hives offacquires
Comes to have
takes over · absorbs · consolidates · integrates · incorporates
hives offcombines
Merges multiple into one
unites · merges · consolidates · amalgamates · pools