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    spin-off
    /ˈspɪn ˌɔf/

    noun

    • 1. a byproduct or incidental result of a larger project: "the commercial spin-off from defense research"

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  2. The meaning of SPIN-OFF is the distribution by a business to its stockholders of particular assets and especially of stock of another company; also : the new company created by such a distribution. How to use spin-off in a sentence.

  3. SPIN SOMETHING OFF definition: 1. to produce a useful and unexpected result in addition to the intended result: 2. to form a…. Learn more.

  4. Jun 16, 2024 · A spinoff is an independent company created when a parent company issues shares in an existing business or division to parent company shareholders. A parent...

  5. A spin-off is an unexpected but useful or valuable result of an activity that was designed to achieve something else.

  6. a product that develops from another more important product: The research has had spinoffs in the development of medical equipment. a television or other show involving characters from a previous show: The stage show is a spinoff from a TV show. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  7. Spin-off definition: 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..

  8. to produce something additional, often something not originally planned: The space program has spun off many new commercial technologies. To spin off something is also to form a separate company from parts of an existing company: The corporation will spin its maintenance department off as an independent business.

  9. spin-off (from/of something) an unexpected but useful result of an activity that is designed to produce something else. commercial spin-offs from medical research. One unexpected spin-off of the course was the forming of some really close friendships. the spin-off effects of recycling waste.

  10. A spin-off is an unexpected but useful or valuable result of an activity that was designed to achieve something else.

  11. 1. a. A divestiture by a corporation of a division or subsidiary by issuing to stockholders shares in a new company set up to continue the operations of the division or subsidiary. b. The new company formed by such a divestiture. 2. Something, such as a product, that is derived from something larger and more or less unrelated; a byproduct. 3.