Spinning It Off

spin·off or spin-off (sp

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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. Something derived from an earlier work, such as a television show starring a character who had a popular minor role in another show.

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Noun

spin-off - a product made during the manufacture of something else

by-product, byproduct

product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"

Translations

spin-off [ˈspɪnɒf] N (Comm) (= product) → derivado m, producto m secundario; (= secondary effect) → consecuencia f indirecta; (= incidental benefit) → beneficio m incidental, beneficio m indirecto

spin-off

n (= side-product) → Nebenprodukt nt; spin-off effect → Folgewirkung f

spin-off [ˈspɪnˌɒf] n (Tech, Industry) → applicazione f secondaria; (product) → prodotto secondario
this TV series is a spin-off from the famous film → questa serie televisiva è ispirata al famoso film

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Lenovo bought back its mobile phone unit in November last year for $200 million after spinning it off in 2008.

Lenovo eyes takeovers in mobile market by Times of Oman (Muscat, Oman)

The bank had various plans for the unit such as divesting part of it or inviting outside investors or spinning it off, but top executives prefer a complete divestment.

Citi looking to sell commodities unit by Global Banking News (GBN)

Pietersen still believes England have plenty of reasons to be optimistic, saying: "The promising thing is that Nathan Hauritz is spinning it off the straight and we've got two spinners in our line-up.

Pietersen pleased with solid start by Independent Television News Limited (ITN)

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