spin sth off

spin sth off
UK US spin sth off
Phrasal Verb with spin({{}}/spɪn/ verb (spinning, spun, spun, UK also span)
(UK also spin sth out)
COMMERCE, MARKETING, MANAGEMENT to separate part of a company so that it becomes an independent business: »

The company plans to spin off its shipbuilding unit by the end of the year.

spin sth off from/of sth »

Schacht was the company's first CEO when it was spun off from AT&T.

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CSR was spun out of Cambridge Consultants.

spin sth off into sth »

Management's solution was to spin off five of their brands into five companies.

See also SPIN-OFF(Cf. ↑spin-off)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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