SPIN-OFF Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

spin-off

noun

ˈspin-ˌȯf

Definition of spin-off

as in derivative

something that naturally develops or is developed from something else a spin-off of the popular television series

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Recent Examples of spin-off This weakened our conviction in the stock as our original thesis centered on a clean execution following the spin-off. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 Sequels, spin-offs, and remakes abounded, many of them starring Lam Ching-ying, who played the Taoist priest in Lau’s original. — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026 Profits for success Whyte, professor of nuclear science and engineering at MIT, is also the co-founder of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, a MIT spin-off and global leader in fusion energy industry. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026 The spin-off operation could have created a commissioner-like role for him beyond 2031 paying much more than his current $6 million annual salary and bonus deal as president. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spin-off

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The third-largest source of derivatives on the Hub is not a frontier lab at all.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Until those sanctions were terminated, the US agreed to issue waivers for the export of Iranian crude oil, petroleum products and derivatives.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of derivative

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Many forms of divination have been practiced historically in Africa, but divination techniques found in Hoodoo have sometimes been of European derivation; for instance, Hoodoo frequently employs cartomancy, or divination using playing cards.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
And woven into every page and at each chapter heading are gorgeous language derivations.

— The Know, Denver Post, 4 June 2026

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