“Star Trek” seems capable of spinning movies and TV series off endlessly.
The company will consider spinning off its music recording and retail businesses early next year.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
spin off — verb produce as a consequence of something larger • Derivationally related forms: ↑spin off • Hypernyms: ↑bear, ↑turn out • Verb Frames: Something s something * * * … Useful english dictionary
spin off — {v. phr.} To bring something into existence as a byproduct of something that already exists. * /When Dr. Catwallender opened his medical practice, he also spun off a small dispensary beside it where patients could get their prescriptions filled./ … Dictionary of American idioms
spin off — {v. phr.} To bring something into existence as a byproduct of something that already exists. * /When Dr. Catwallender opened his medical practice, he also spun off a small dispensary beside it where patients could get their prescriptions filled./ … Dictionary of American idioms
spin off from something — ˌspin ˈoff (from sth) | ˌspin sthˈoff (from sth) derived to happen or to produce sth as a new or unexpected result of sth that already exists • products spinning off from favourite books • toys spun off from the popular children s TV programme… … Useful english dictionary
spin-off — spin|off [ˈspınɔf US o:f] n 1.) a television programme involving characters that were previously in another programme or film 2.) a separate and partly independent company that is formed from parts of an existing company, or the action of forming … Dictionary of contemporary English
spin-off — spin offs 1) N COUNT: usu with supp, oft N from/of n A spin off is an unexpected but useful or valuable result of an activity that was designed to achieve something else. The company put out a report on commercial spin offs from its research. 2)… … English dictionary
spin-off — spin′ off or spin′off n. 1) bus a by product of something preexisting, as a program of research or technological development 2) bus a media product, as a television series, based on an idea or character in a preexisting product 3) bus the… … From formal English to slang
spin-off — noun count 1. ) something good that happens unexpectedly as a result of something else 2. ) a new product, service, television program, etc. that is based on another one that already exists … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
spin-off — A company can create an independent company from an existing part of the company by selling or distributing new shares in the so called spin off. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See also demerger / unbunding Euroclear Clearing and Settlement… … Financial and business terms
Spin-off — A company can create an independent company from an existing part of the company by selling or distributing new shares in the so called spinoff. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * spin off ˈspin off noun [countable] 1. an unexpected but… … Financial and business terms
