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spin off

spin off


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb derive something incidentally from something else: to derive a new product, material, or service from something that already exists, or be derived in this way

2. transitive verb divest company of subsidiary: to divest a company of a subsidiary by distributing the subsidiary's shares to stockholders in the parent corporation

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