SPIN-OFF


Meaning of SPIN-OFF in English

noun

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

"Frasier" was a spin-off from "Cheers."

One of the main spin-offs for countries that host the Olympic Games is increased business for hotels, restaurants, and theatres.

Research into lasers has had important spin-offs for eye-surgery.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But there are two spin-off implications for hoteliers.

General economic arguments, however, omit the spin-off benefits from the inventiveness of financial operators in search of bargains and easy profits.

Leaders may personally benefit more than the led but all share in the spin-offs from competent leadership.

One unexpected spin-off was the growth of a few genuine friendships.

The cuts reflect diminished debt protection measures and increased business risk associated with the planned spin-off , it commented.

There are also huge technological spin-offs.

Within a year of this change virtually every unionized contractor had established spin-off companies.

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