spin sth off
(COMPANY) mainly US — phrasal verb with spin /spɪn/ verb (present participle spinning, past tense spun, past participle UK also span)Definition
› to form a separate company from part of an existing company: The company is trying to spin off part of its business.Mergers and takeoversStarting, succeeding and failing in business
(Definition of spin sth off (COMPANY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absorb verb (TAKE CONTROL)
- acquisitive adjective (COMPANY)
- amalgamation noun
- buy into sth phrasal verb (BUSINESS)
- buy sb out phrasal verb
- buyout noun
- hive sth off phrasal verb
- hostile adjective (COMPANIES)
- leverage verb
- merger noun
- monopolize verb (BUSINESS)
- monopoly noun
- multiple noun (LARGE COMPANY)
- parent company noun
- subsidiary noun
- suitor noun
- syndicate noun (GROUP)
- take (sth) over phrasal verb (GET CONTROL)
- takeover noun
- white knight noun
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