| 单词 | spin-off |
| 释义 | spin-off /spin"awf', -of'/, n. 1. 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). 2. any product that is an adaption, outgrowth, or development of another similar product: The paperback is a spin-off from the large hardcover encyclopedia. 3. a secondary or incidental product or effect derived from technological development in a somewhat unrelated area. Also, spinoff. [1945-50; n. use of v. phrase spin off] Syn. 2, 3. by-product, issue, offshoot. |
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