SPIN-OFF


Meaning of SPIN-OFF in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspin-ˌȯf ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.