spin-off

or spin·off

[ spin-awf, -of ]

/ ˈspɪnˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

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noun

Commerce. a process of reorganizing a corporate structure whereby the capital stock of a division or subsidiary of a corporation or of a newly affiliated company is transferred to the stockholders of the parent corporation without an exchange of any part of the stock of the latter.Compare split-off (def. 3), split-up (def. 3).

any product that is an adaption, outgrowth, or development of another similar product: The paperback is a spin-off from the large hardcover encyclopedia.

a secondary or incidental product or effect derived from technological development in a somewhat unrelated area.

Origin of spin-off

First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase spin off

SYNONYMS FOR spin-off

2, 3 by-product, issue, offshoot.

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Words nearby spin-off

spinning wheel, spino-, spinobulbar, spinocerebellum, spinode, spin-off, Spinone Italiano, spin one's wheels, spinor, spinose, spinothalamic tract

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British Dictionary definitions for spin-off

spin off

verb

(tr, preposition) to turn (a part of a business enterprise) into a separate company

noun spin-off

any product or development derived incidentally from the application of existing knowledge or enterprise

a book, film, or television series derived from a similar successful book, film, or television series

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