spin-off
/ˈspɪn.ɔf/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.37 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An offshoot.
noun
An incidental benefit or unexpected pay-off.
noun
A by-product.
noun
A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same setting, often in a different aspect.
noun
The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.
Example Sentences
- "We are about to broach the fraught saga of the Circle Line, but there is another Metropolitan spin-off that comes first, one that has always appealed to me by the baleful beauty of its name: the City Widened Lines or 'The Widened Lines' for short."
- "Space research often provides a spin-off for everyday technology."
- ""Frasier" was a spin-off from the sitcom "Cheers"."
- "The Harry Potter spin-off prequel series Fantastic Beasts has been “parked” by Warner Bros, according to its director David Yates."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈspɪn.ɔf/
- British English: /ˈspɪn.ɒf/