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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspɪnɒf/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(spin′ôf′, -of′)

ˈspin-ˌoff or ˈspinˌoff, n. [countable]

Businessa by-product of something that already exists, such as a program of research.
Businessa television show or series, book, etc., that is based on an idea or character that already exists in a previously made product:The new show is a spin-off of the old familiar one.

spin-off (spin′ôf′, -of′),USA pronunciation n.

Business[Com.]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. Cf. split-off (def. 3), split-up (def. 3).
Radio and Television, Businessany product that is an adaption, outgrowth, or development of another similar product:The paperback is a spin-off from the large hardcover encyclopedia.
Businessa secondary or incidental product or effect derived from technological development in a somewhat unrelated area.

Also, spin′off′.

noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase spin off 1945–50

'spin-off' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

spin off - spin - split-off - split-up

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