noun

spinoff

/ˈspɪn.ɔːf/ · say it: SPIN·awf

a new company created from part of an existing one

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In more detail

1. (noun) a new company or product created from a larger company or organization

2. (noun) a television or radio program featuring characters or a setting from another program

Examples

1. The software division became a spinoff and operates independently from the parent company.
2. The popular character got her own spinoff series after appearing on the original show.

How to use spinoff

Spinoff is used in business contexts to describe a new independent entity separated from a parent company, and in media to describe a new show derived from an existing one. The term is neutral and common in both technical and general discourse, emphasizing the derivative nature of the new entity while suggesting some continuity with its source.

Common phrases

corporate spinoff
successful spinoff
create a spinoff
spinoff company
spinoff series
spinoff from

Synonyms

derivative · offshoot · subsidiary · byproduct · outgrowth

Word family

spin off (verb)

A common mistake

Learners sometimes write it as two words ('spin off') when used as a noun; the noun form should be written as one word or hyphenated ('spinoff' or 'spin-off').

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