noun ~ (from / of sth)
1 an unexpected but useful result of an activity that is designed to produce sth else:
commercial spin-offs from medical research * One unexpected spin-off of the course was the forming of some really close friendships. * the spin-off effects of recycling waste
2 a book, a film/movie, a television programme, or an object that is based on a book, film/movie or television series that has been very successful:
The TV comedy series is a spin-off of the original movie. * spin-off merchandise from the latest Disney movie
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for spin-off is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
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