Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Offshoot.
- n. An incidental benefit or unexpected pay-off.
- n. By-product.
- n. A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same equivalent setting, often in a different aspect.
- n. The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a product made during the manufacture of something else
Etymologies
- spin + off (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Now he returns to the subject of the cultural collision of east and west in what he calls a spin-off rather than a sequel.”
“The process of separating the exceptional subsidiary from the parent is called a spin-off.”
Simon & Schuster: Warren Buffett and the Art of Stock Arbitrage
“BlueVia, a spin-off from the Spanish telecomTelefonica, could be the solution to Twitter's problem.”
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post
“The private company Affimed, which employs 30 people in Heidelberg, is a spin-off from the German Cancer Research Centre DKFZ, Heidelberg.”
“Further, the emergence of domestic spin-off funds has fueled the competition among funds and driven up valuations.”
The Wall Street Journal: Private Equity Becomes Integral to India Inc.
“It's clearly a page taken straight out of "Wicked," the "Wizard of Oz" spin-off that allows the audience to sympathize with the Wicked Witch of the West.”
“As for the two spin-off series, Paul "DJ Pauly D" Delvecchio's show is "sort of a reality version of Entourage," Linn says.”
MTV Orders Jersey Spin-offs for Snooki and Pauly D, Not Worried about Shore Overload
“Heck, he deserves his own short or spin-off series.”
The Huffington Post: Michael Giltz: DVDs: Treme Frustrating, Fun; Tangled; the Real Arthur and More!
“The three had such a wide following that Fox produced a short-lived spin-off series -- the pilot show of which was so eerily close to the events of 9-11, which was still 8 months away when the episode aired, that it's become a part of conspiracy folklore itself.”
The Huffington Post: Marc Hershon: The Truth Just Might Be in Here
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