off (to / into sth)
[ often passive ] ( especially BrE ) to separate one part of a group from the rest; to sell part of a business :
The IT department is being hived off into a new company.
off (to / into sth)
[ often passive ] ( especially BrE ) to separate one part of a group from the rest; to sell part of a business :
The IT department is being hived off into a new company.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005