Spin-off

Alternative forms

• spinoff

Origin

spin + off

Full definition of spin-off

Noun

1. Offshoot.
2. An incidental benefit or unexpected pay-off.Space research often provides a spin-off for everyday technology.
3. By-product.
4. A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same equivalent setting, often in a different aspect."Frasier" was a spin-off from the sitcom "Cheers".
5. The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

Synonyms

• derivate
• descendant

Anagrams

• off spin