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spinout en · NOUN

Etymology

From spin + out.

Meanings

  1. A skid that results in a vehicle rotating such that its longitudinal axis is no longer aligned with its direction of linear motion.
    • Sulayman al-Shulukhi, left, races his modified Subaru Impreza every weekend night and delights in describing wrecks and spinouts. 2009 March 8, Robert F. Worth, “Saudis Race All Night, Fueled by Boredom”, in New York Times:
  2. The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

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Synonyms

spin-off (formation of a subsidiary company)