spinsomethingoff
phrasal verbwithspinverbuk/spɪn/us/spɪn/present participlespinning|past tensespun|past participleUKalsospan
(PRODUCT)
toproduceausefulandunexpectedresultinadditionto theintendedresult:
The Americanspaceprogramhasspunoff newcommercialtechnologies.
Every newjobthat iscreatedspinsoff three or four more inrelatedfields.
Creating and producing
- anti-creative
- artefact
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- barrenness
- generate
- handmade
- knock
- knock off (something)
- knocksomeoneout
- knocksomethingtogether/up
- mint
- rollout
- runsomethingup
- rushsomethingout
- sand-cast
- scaresomethingup
- spin
- throw
- yield
(COMPANY)
mainlyUS
toformaseparatecompanyfrompartof anexistingcompany:
Thecompanyistryingtospinoffpartofitsbusiness.
Mergers & acquisitions
- absorb
- acquihire
- acquire
- acquisition
- acquisitive
- amalgamation
- buyout
- conglomerate
- counterattack
- denationalization
- denationalize
- fire sale
- growth-oriented
- hive
- hostile
- non-hostile
- oligopoly
- parent
- parent company
- partnership
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