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spinoff

  (spĭn'ôf', -ŏf') pronunciation
or spin-off n.
    1. A divestiture by a corporation of a division or subsidiary by issuing to stockholders shares in a new company set up to continue the operations of the division or subsidiary.
    2. The new company formed by such a divestiture.
  1. Something, such as a product, that is derived from something larger and more or less unrelated; a byproduct.
  2. Something derived from an earlier work, such as a television show starring a character who had a popular minor role in another show.

 
 

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.

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Form of corporate Divestiture that results in a subsidiary or division becoming an independent company. In a traditional spin-off, shares in the new entity are distributed to the parent corporation's shareholders of record on a Pro Rata basis. Spin-offs can also be accomplished through a Leveraged Buyout by the subsidiary or division's management, or through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

 

Television program derived from situations or characters in another television program. For example, the show Frasier was derived from characters who first appeared on the show Cheers.

 

Type of corporate reorganization in which the original corporation transfers some of its assets to a newly formed corporation. In exchange for the assets, the original corporation receives all of the new corporation's capital stock, which it then distributes to its shareholders as a property dividend.

 
Thesaurus: spinoff

noun

    Something derived from another: byproduct, derivation, derivative, descendant, offshoot, outgrowth. See kin.

 
Wikipedia: spin-off

A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one, such as a television series based on a pre-existing one, or as a new company formed from a university research group or business incubator. In literature, especially in milieu based popular fictional book series like mysteries, westerns, fantasy, or science fiction the term sub-series is generally used instead of spin-off, but with essentially the same meaning.

Spin-offs as a descriptive term can also include a dissenting faction of a membership organization, a sect of a cult, a denomination of a church. In business, a spin-off is essentially the opposite of a merger. In computing, a spin-off from a software project is often called a fork.

A spinoff-product, is a product deriving elements of design , branding or function from an existing product, but which is itself a new distinct product.

Corporate spinoff

Main article: spin out

The common definition of Spin out is when a division of a company or organization becomes an independent business.

Government spinoff

Civilian goods which are the result of military or governmental research are also known as spinoffs.

Spinoff is the name of NASA's annual premiere publication featuring successfully commercialized NASA technology. For more than 40 years, the NASA Commercial Technology Program has facilitated the transfer of NASA technology to the private sector, benefiting global competition and the economy. The resulting commercialization has contributed to the development of commercial products and services in the fields of health and medicine, industry, consumer goods, transportation, public health, computer technology, and environmental resources. Since 1976, Spinoff has featured between 40 and 50 of these commercial products annually.

Media spinoff

Main article: Spin-off (media)

Media spin off is the process of deriving new radio, video game, or television programs from existing ones.

Research spinoff

A research spinoff is a new company based on the findings of a member or by members of a research group at a university.

The term is also used for concepts or products spun off a research project, for example methods or materials pioneered during the Manhattan Project (spin-off: Commercial Nuclear Power) or during the Space Race (spin-offs: Many, Integrated Circuits and hence most modern electronics, freeze-dried foods, satellites, et-cetera, and et al.).

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Translations: Translations for: Spin-off

Dansk (Danish)
n. - biprodukt

Français (French)
n. - retombée favorable, sous-produit, (TV, Cin) adaptation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nebenprodukt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εκμεταλλεύσιμο παραπροϊόν

Italiano (Italian)
sussidiaria

Português (Portuguese)
n. - desmembramento (m) (Econ.), algo útil e inesperado resultante de atividade, produto secundário (m), seriado televisivo com personagem oriundo de seriado anterior (m)

Русский (Russian)
новая серия многосерийного фильма, дополнительная выгода, побочный результат или продукт, образование новой или дочерней компании

Español (Spanish)
n. - descubrimiento secundario, resultados indirectos, transferencia de activos, repercusión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - resultat, spin off, biprodukt

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
资产分派, 副产品, 让产易股, 意外收获

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 資產分派, 副產品, 讓產易股, 意外收穫

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 모회사가 소유 또는 분할하게 된 자회사의 주를 모회사의 주주에게 배분하는 일, 부산물 파급 효과, 노이로제

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - スピンオフ, 副産物

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תוצר לוואי, תוצאה נגררת‬


 
 

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