spinout

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noun

spin·​out ˈspin-ˌau̇t How to pronounce spinout (audio)
: a rotational skid by an automobile that usually causes it to leave the roadway

spin out

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verb

spun out; spinning out; spins out

intransitive verb

: to make a rotational skid in an automobile

Examples of spinout in a Sentence

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Noun
Oxford has so far produced eight spinouts, and the London Ecosystem and Cambridge six apiece. Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025 The DeepMind employees who had been working on Isomorphic didn’t all stay after the spinout. Hayden Field, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
Verb
Since the spin out of Altria in 2008 no cigarettes are sold in the US. Christian Stadler, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025 Officer’s actions raise red flags in review Allen’s arrest began with a dirt-bike accident involving his younger brother, Parks, 16, who had spun out of control in a residential neighborhood in Meridian. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for spinout

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1955, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spinout was in 1951

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“Spinout.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spinout. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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