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SPIN OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spin off mean?
• SPIN OFF (verb)
The verb SPIN OFF has 1 sense:
1. produce as a consequence of something larger
Familiarity information: SPIN OFF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produce as a consequence of something larger
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "spin off" is one way to...):
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Derivation:
spin-off (a product made during the manufacture of something else)
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