English

Alternative forms

• spinoff

Noun

spin-off ‎(plural spin-offs)

1. Offshoot.
2. An incidental benefit or unexpected pay-off.

   Space research often provides a spin-off for everyday technology.

3. By-product.
4. A fictional work where the protagonist was introduced in a preceding work or at least shares the same equivalent setting, often in a different aspect.

   "Frasier" was a spin-off from the sitcom "Cheers".

5. The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

Synonyms

• derivate
• descendant

Translations

See also

• (literature): subseries

Anagrams

• off spin