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.

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OTHER WORDS FOR spin-off

2, 3 by-product, issue, offshoot.

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Origin of spin-off

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

Words nearby spin-off

spinning reel, spinning rod, spinning top, spinning wheel, spinode, spin-off, Spinone Italiano, spin one's wheels, spinor, spinose, spinous

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How to use spin-off in a sentence

The effort to sterilize his image first began when Epstein hired Los Angeles-based spin doctors Sitrick Co.
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Although the blood-spattered offices will be off-limits, staff have vowed to continue producing the magazine.
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A passing off-duty school safety officer named Fred Lucas said that he had been told the man was a drug dealer.
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Although he brings a Western spin to things, he seems equally inspired by the local sense of style.
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Spin control began, Florida-style: the opinion only covers some counties, some people, some times.
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A far-off volley rumbled over the plain, and a few birds stirred uneasily among the trees.
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You can probably realize just how headquarters would take the sort of yarn we'd spin if we dashed in and told them the truth.
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Jean was to be an architect—God knows why—but Aristide settled it, definitely, off-hand.
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"Let us go down the shore a bit," suggested Jack to Pepper and Andy, and the three joined hands for the spin.
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In favorable parts of the trail he must do better than that, to off-set losses of time where the going was most difficult.
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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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