- spinoff
- {n.} A byproduct of something else. * /The television soap opera "Knot's Landing" was considered a spinoff of "Dallas," with many of the same characters featured in both./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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spinoff — [spin′ôf΄] n. 1. a) the divestiture by a corporation of some of its assets or operations, accomplished by distributing to its stockholders shares of a new company formed to assume control over the divested parts b) the divestiture of a subsidiary … Universalium
spinoff — See demerger. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 … Law dictionary
spinoff — (n.) also spin off, 1951 of corporate entities; by 1967 of television shows, from SPIN (Cf. spin) + OFF (Cf. off). As a verbal phrase, by 1957. As an adj., from 1966 … Etymology dictionary
spinoff — [spin′ôf΄] n. 1. a) the divestiture by a corporation of some of its assets or operations, accomplished by distributing to its stockholders shares of a new company formed to assume control over the divested parts b) the divestiture of a subsidiary … English World dictionary
spinoff — {n.} A byproduct of something else. * /The television soap opera Knot s Landing was considered a spinoff of Dallas, with many of the same characters featured in both./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Spinoff — The creation of an independent company through the sale or distribution of new shares of an existing business/division of a parent company. A spinoff is a type of divestiture. Businesses wishing to streamline their operations often sell less… … Investment dictionary
spinoff — noun A byproduct of something else. The television soap opera Knot s Landing was considered a spinoff of Dallas, with many of the same characters featured in both … Словарь американских идиом
spinoff — spin|off sb. (itk.), s (afledt produkt, biprodukt), i sms. spinoff , fx spinoffprodukt … Dansk ordbog
Spinoff — Ableger steht für: ein neues Bienenvolk, das aus einem größeren abgezweigt wurde, siehe Imker ein Pflanzenteil, aus dem eine eigenständige Pflanze entsteht, siehe Ableger (Pflanzenzucht) Ableger, gleichbedeutend Spin off (aus dem Englischen),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Spinoff — Spin off Spin off (en français pousse, jet, rejet) est un terme anglais désignant dans l univers économique, une société commerciale née de la scission d une société plus grande. Dans le domaine artistique, il désigne une œuvre dérivée d une… … Wikipédia en Français
