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n. A divestiture by a corporation of a division or subsidiary by issuing to stockholders shares in a new company set up to continue the operations of the division or subsidiary.

n. The new company formed by such a divestiture.

n. Something, such as a product, that is derived from something larger and more or less unrelated; a byproduct.

n. Something derived from an earlier work, such as a television show starring a character who had a popular minor role in another show.

n. Alternative spelling of spin-off.

"One of the problems with Hank, aside from the impression it gives that it's a long-lost Petticoat Junction spinoff, is that the characters seem to adopt whatever trait the writers find most convenient at the moment."

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