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SPIN-OFF
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spin-off mean?
• SPIN-OFF (noun)
The noun SPIN-OFF has 1 sense:
1. a product made during the manufacture of something else
Familiarity information: SPIN-OFF used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A product made during the manufacture of something else
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
by-product; byproduct; spin-off
Hypernyms ("spin-off" is a kind of...):
product; production (an artifact that has been created by someone or some process)
Derivation:
spin off (produce as a consequence of something larger)
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