spin off
/ˈspɪn ˌɔf/
verb
- To create a new product, company, or show from an existing one.
- The company plans to spin-off its technology division into a separate business.
- The studio decided to spin-off the supporting character into her own movie.
- They will spin-off the popular podcast into a television series.
noun
- A new product, company, or show that is created from an existing one, often by taking a popular character or idea and developing it separately.
- Many successful movies have a spin-off series on television.
- The popular cartoon had a spin-off about the main character's pet dog.
- The company's new smartphone app is a spin-off from its main software product.
- An unexpected but useful result or benefit that comes from a larger project or activity.
- The invention of the internet was a spin-off from military communication systems.
- The space program led to a spin-off of new materials used in everyday products.
- A spin-off of the research was a better way to purify drinking water.
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