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spin-off
[ spin-awf, -of ]
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 carveout ( def 1 ), 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.
Synonyms: offshoot, issue, by-product
- a secondary or incidental product or effect derived from technological development in a somewhat unrelated area.
Synonyms: offshoot, issue, by-product
spin off
verb
- tr, preposition to turn (a part of a business enterprise) into a separate company
noun
- 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of spin-off1
Idioms and Phrases
Derive or produce from something else, especially a small part from a larger whole. For example, The corporation decided to spin off the automobile parts division , or Her column was spun off from her book on this subject . The expression transfers the throwing off by centrifugal force, as in spinning, to other enterprises. [Mid-1900s]Example Sentences
Aaron Paul may play a young Han Solo in the first Star Wars spin-off.
He opens up about overcoming tragedy, letting go of the Showtime drama, and a possible spin-off.
For me, I signed on to The Avengers 1-3 and then Hawk-Eye, in case they want to do a Hawk-Eye spin-off.
That's actually a great take on a spin-off, and to get to start my own franchise.
It seemed crammed with characters, and like a setup film for The Sinister Six spin-off.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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