spin sth off
(PRODUCT) — phrasal verb with spin /spɪn/ verb (present participle spinning, past tense spun, past participle UK also span)Definition
› to produce a useful and unexpected result in addition to the intended result: The American space program has spun off new commercial technologies. Every new job that is created spins off three or four more in related fields.Creating and producingInventing, designing and innovation
(Definition of spin sth off (PRODUCT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bear fruit idiom
- bring sth out phrasal verb (PRODUCE)
- churn sth out phrasal verb
- cobble sth together phrasal verb
- conjure sth up phrasal verb (CREATE)
- craft verb
- engineer verb (BUILD)
- generate verb (MAKE ENERGY)
- making noun
- man-made adjective
- mass-produce verb
- on the go idiom
- overproduce verb
- raise verb (EXIST)
- shape verb (FORM)
- stitch sth together phrasal verb
- tailor verb
- throw sth together phrasal verb
- toss sth off phrasal verb
- trundle sth out phrasal verb
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Creating and producing
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