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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈspin-ˌoff or ˈspinˌoff, n. [countable]- Businessa by-product of something that already exists, such as a program of research.
- Businessa television show or series, book, etc., that is based on an idea or character that already exists in a previously made product:The new show is a spin-off of the old familiar one.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spin-off (spin′ôf′, -of′),USA pronunciation n. - Business[Com.]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. Cf. split-off (def. 3), split-up (def. 3).
- Radio and Television, Businessany product that is an adaption, outgrowth, or development of another similar product:The paperback is a spin-off from the large hardcover encyclopedia.
- Businessa secondary or incidental product or effect derived from technological development in a somewhat unrelated area.
Also, spin′off′. - noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase spin off 1945–50
- 2, 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged by-product, issue, offshoot.
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