spinout

1 of 2

noun

spin·​out ˈspin-ˌau̇t 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Haugen oversees private capital investments, mergers and acquisitions at the family office and is also the chief investment officer of its spinout firm River1 Asset Management. — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Roivant and its spinout Priovant said Wednesday that their immune-modifying pill Lisraya was more effective than placebo in treating the inflammatory eye disease non-infectious uveitis. — Jason Mast, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

Thea Energy was spun out of Princeton University and Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in 2022 to commercialize its stellarator technology. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026

For example, Jim Cramer believes Kenvue — which was spun out of Johnson & Johnson in 2023 — had an inadequate e-commerce and warehouse strategy, which Kimberly-Clark can rectify. — Jeff Marks,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1955, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for spinout

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout