If someone hives off part of a business, they transfer it to new ownership, usually by selling it. ( mainly BRIT )
Klockner plans to hive off its loss-making steel businesses...
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron)
If someone hives off part of a business, they transfer it to new ownership, usually by selling it. ( mainly BRIT )
Klockner plans to hive off its loss-making steel businesses...
PHRASAL VERB : V P n (not pron)
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006