Verb: hive off
- Remove from a group and make separate
"The unit was hived off from its parent company"
- Withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions
"They hived off profits into offshore accounts";
- divert
Derived forms: hived off, hiving off, hives off
Type of: discriminate, draw, draw off, separate, single out, take out, withdraw