split-off

[ split-awf, -of ]

noun

1. the act of separating or splitting away from something else.
2. something that has split or has been split from something else.
3. 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 in exchange for part of the stock of the latter. Compare carveout ( def 1 ), spin-off ( def 1 ), split-up ( def 3 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of split-off¹

First recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase split off

Example Sentences

Only in this way can the formerly split-off energy become again applicable to the accomplishment of the necessary tasks of life.

From Project Gutenberg

You feel uncertain which is the main self, and which the split-off secondary personality?

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