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spin-out

spin-out

5.0
A new business created from part of a larger company
  • noun
  • /ˈspɪnˌaʊt/
translation icon : spin-off (empresa derivada)
  • After the car hit the icy patch, it experienced a dangerous spin-out that could have caused an accident.

Examples

  • The university is proud of its many successful spin-outs that have contributed to the local economy.

  • But there's this weird thing that you tend to go, the car will tend to steer even though the rear wheels have spun out and it's not from tidying control.

  • The company's latest spin-out specializes in sustainable energy solutions.

Synonyms

spin
vsspin-out
104 1.1

A quick turning movement of an object or person

refers to a loss of vehicle control incident rather than a general turning action
spinout
vsspin-out
1 7.0

An accident when a vehicle loses control and spins on the road

also means a new company formed from part of a larger organization

How Severe

pile-up
3 3.2
collision
148 3.8
spin-out
5.0
near miss
14 3.7

Surface Forms

spin-out singular
spin-outs plural

Morphology

spin-out = spin + out (semi-transparent) = spin + out

The business sense is formed from the phrasal verb but involves a metaphorical extension (separation into a new company) that may not be obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Spin-out comes from spin ('to turn') plus out ('away'), like taking something and turning it away from the main group, and you can see the same idea in the word spin-off. So a spin-out is when a part of a company becomes a new, independent business.