spin off

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

spin from• Axcelis entered the market July 11, spun off from Eaton Corp., a Cleveland manufacturing company.• JvNCNet spun off from Princeton University Network.

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ˈspin-off, spinoff /ˈspɪnɒf $ -ɒːf/ noun [countable]  1. AMTa television programme involving characters that were previously in another programme or film 〔根据其他节目或电影中人物制作的〕衍生电视节目2. a separate and partly independent company that is formed from parts of an existing company, or the action of forming a company in this way 衍生公司 （的成立）3  RESULTan unexpected but useful result of something, that happens in addition to the intended result 〔意料之外的〕副产品，衍生产品；附带的结果 Laser research has had important spin-offs for eye surgery. 激光研究衍生出一些适用于眼科手术的重要成果。

Examples from the Corpus

spin-off• "Frasier" was a spin-off from "Cheers."• Within a year of this change virtually every unionized contractor had established spin-off companies.• Research into lasers has had important spin-offs for eye-surgery.• One of the main spin-offs for countries that host the Olympic Games is increased business for hotels, restaurants, and theatres.• The cuts reflect diminished debt protection measures and increased business risk associated with the planned spin-off, it commented.• There are also huge technological spin-offs.• Leaders may personally benefit more than the led but all share in the spin-offs from competent leadership.• General economic arguments, however, omit the spin-off benefits from the inventiveness of financial operators in search of bargains and easy profits.• But there are two spin-off implications for hoteliers.• One unexpected spin-off was the growth of a few genuine friendships.From Longman Business Dictionaryspin something ↔ off phrasal verb [transitive]COMMERCE to form a separate independent organization or unit from part of an existing organizationThe drugs firm was spun off by ICI.The profession needs to spin off its regulatory role to an independent agency. → spin→ See Verb tablespin-offˈspin-off noun [countable]1an unexpected but useful result of something, that happens in addition to the intended resultCollaboration will produce cost savings and other spin-offs.a public relations spin-off2 (also spin-out) especially American EnglishCOMMERCE a separate and partly independent company formed from parts of an existing companyThe board is considering creating a spin-off.

ˈspin-off nounChineseSyllable  

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spin off

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++spin off  → spin off at spin1(4) to make part of a company into a separate and partly independent company, or to become a separate company

spin off  

spin off
spin off phrasal verb (see also spin)
to make part of a company into a separate and partly independent company, or to become a separate company
    spin something ↔ off
    At the time of the merger, Loral spun off its space divisions into a separate firm.
    spin off from
    Lucent spun off from AT&T several years ago.
⇨ spin-off(2)
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ turn to move around a central or fixed point: The wheels of the train began to turn.
   ▪ go around (also go round British English) to turn around a central point. Go around is a little more informal than turn and is very common in everyday English: When the fan goes around, the warm air is pushed back downwards.
   ▪ revolve/rotate to turn around and around a central point. Rotate and revolve are more formal than turn and sound more technical: The Earth rotates on its axis once every twenty-four hours. | The stage revolves at various points during the performance.
   ▪ spin to turn around many times very quickly: The ice skater began to spin faster and faster.
   ▪ whirl /wɜːl $ wɜːrl/ to spin around extremely quickly, often in a powerful or uncontrolled way: The blades of the helicopter whirled overhead.
   ▪ twirl (around) to spin around quickly, especially as part of a dance or performance: The couples were twirling around on the dance floor.
   ▪ swirl (around) to move around quickly in a circular movement, especially when the movement goes outwards or upwards from the center: Her white skirt swirled around her legs as she danced. | The leaves began to swirl around.
   ▪ spiral to move in a continuous curve that gets nearer to or further from its central point as it goes around: The smoke spiralled toward the ceiling.