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spin-off

/ˈspɪn ɒf/noun

उच्चारण स्पिन ऑफ़

उप-उत्पाद, अप्रत्याशित लाभकारी परिणाम

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] ~ (from/of sth)

    an unexpected but useful result of an activity that was designed to produce something else

    उप-उत्पाद, अप्रत्याशित लाभकारी परिणाम

    • Non-stick pans were a spin-off from space research.

    Synonyms by-product offshoot side effect

  2. 2

    [C]

    a book, film or television programme that is based on another one, often using some of the same characters

    स्पिन-ऑफ़ (किसी पुरानी कहानी पर आधारित नई सीरीज़ या फ़िल्म)

    • The popular series has produced two spin-offs.
  3. 3

    [C]

    a company formed from a part of an existing company

    (मूल कंपनी से अलग की गई) नई कंपनी

    • The firm began as a spin-off of a larger technology group.
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§Grammar and usage

The noun is written spin-off with a hyphen, while the phrasal verb is spin off without one, as in 'The company spun off its software division'.

Noun को hyphen के साथ spin-off लिखा जाता है, जबकि phrasal verb को बिना hyphen के spin off लिखा जाता है, जैसे 'The company spun off its software division'।