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▲ hive off 
1  vt sep [department, company] ausgliedern 
[staff] abbauen 
[work] vergeben ( to  an  +acc ) 
the branch could be hived off into a separate company  die Filiale könnte als eigene Firma verselbstständigt werden 
2  vi 
a  (=branch out) sich absetzen
b inf  (=slip away) abschwirren inf 

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short jenny n. in off at billiards in middle pocket, jenny is pet for janet   Reverso General Dictionary
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'hive off' also found in translations in German-English dictionary
Unkraut vergeht nicht exp. it would take more than that to finish me/him etc off! Reverso General Dictionary

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