Main Entry:

spin–off

Pronunciation:

\ˈspin-ˌȯf\

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 distribution2: 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