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Spin-off

Meaning in business english, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In business english, spin-off means: A new independent company formed from part of an existing business.

In Turkish: ayrılarak kurulan şirket

How it is used

Used when discussing business separation or the origin of a company. This entry concerns a company, not a television series or an incidental benefit.

Example sentences

  1. The laboratory became a spin-off with its own management and a separate customer base.

    An activity inside an existing organization now operates as a separate business.

  2. Investors asked how the spin-off would replace services previously supplied by its parent company.

    Separation creates practical questions about support previously available within the group.

Common collocations

  • create a spin-off
  • a corporate spin-off
  • startupA new, usually small company that is trying to grow quickly, often with a new product or technology and money from investors.
  • parent companyA company that owns or controls one or more other companies, which are called its subsidiaries.

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