Definitions
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- noun
Offshoot . - noun An
incidental benefit orunexpected pay-off . - noun
By-product . - noun A
fictional work where theprotagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same equivalent setting, often in a different aspect. - noun The formation of a
subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of theparent company ; the company so formed.
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- noun a product made during the manufacture of something else
Etymologies
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Examples
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Now he returns to the subject of the cultural collision of east and west in what he calls a spin-off rather than a sequel.
Blue Dragon - review 2011
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The process of separating the exceptional subsidiary from the parent is called a spin-off.
Warren Buffett and the Art of Stock Arbitrage Mary Buffett 2010
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The process of separating the exceptional subsidiary from the parent is called a spin-off.
Warren Buffett and the Art of Stock Arbitrage Mary Buffett 2010
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BlueVia, a spin-off from the Spanish telecomTelefonica, could be the solution to Twitter's problem.
The Washington Post: National, World & D.C. Area News and Headlines - The Washington Post Emi Kolawole 2011
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The private company Affimed, which employs 30 people in Heidelberg, is a spin-off from the German Cancer Research Centre DKFZ, Heidelberg.
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You should treat the effective date of the partial spin-off, which is the distribution date of October 5, 2011, as the date of the dividend.
unknown title 2011
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It's clearly a page taken straight out of "Wicked," the "Wizard of Oz" spin-off that allows the audience to sympathize with the Wicked Witch of the West.
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As for the two spin-off series, Paul "DJ Pauly D" Delvecchio's show is "sort of a reality version of Entourage," Linn says.
MTV Orders Jersey Spin-offs for Snooki and Pauly D, Not Worried about Shore Overload 2011
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Heck, he deserves his own short or spin-off series.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: Treme Frustrating, Fun; Tangled; the Real Arthur and More! Michael Giltz 2011
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Further, the emergence of domestic spin-off funds has fueled the competition among funds and driven up valuations.
Private Equity Becomes Integral to India Inc. Sri Rajan 2011
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