spin-off
noun/ˈspɪn.ɔf/US/ˈspɪn.ɒf/UK
Etymology
Deverbal from spin off.
Definitions
An offshoot.
An incidental benefit or unexpected pay-off.
- Space research often provides a spin-off for everyday technology.
A by-product.
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A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least…
A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect.
- "Frasier" was a spin-off from the sitcom "Cheers".
- The Harry Potter spin-off prequel series Fantastic Beasts has been “parked” by Warner Bros, according to its director David Yates.
The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent…
The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.
The neighborhood
- synonymderivate
- synonymdescendant
- neighborspindown
- neighborspinout
- neighborspin-up
- neighborspinup
- neighborcarveout
- neighborsubseries
- neighbortie-in
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for spin-off. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA