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spin-offs

  • plural
    of spin-off.
    spin-off
    noun
    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.

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Even the smallest side characters were gifted their own spin-offs in the streaming service-boosted age of marketable intellectual property.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Since then, the original series and its more than a dozen spin-offs have generated nearly 1,000 episodes.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

The part earned her an Annie Award for best voice acting in an animated feature production and she continued to voice the character in later spin-offs.

From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026

The franchise is widely considered to be one of the most successful in PlayStation history, and its various instalments and spin-offs have picked up numerous awards over the years.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026

By 1980, the Lisp Machine project had generated two commercial spin-offs.

From Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams

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