Pronunciation: ' spin- ˌ o ̇ f
Function: noun
Date: 1950
1 : the distribution by a business to its stockholders of particular assets and especially of stock of another company also : the new company created by such a distribution
2 : a collateral or derived product or effect : BY-PRODUCT also : a number of such products <the spin-off from the space program>
3 : something that is imitative or derivative of an earlier work, product, or establishment especially : a television show starring a character popular in a secondary role of an earlier show