spinout

See also: spin out

English

Etymology

spin + out

Noun

spinout (plural spinouts)

  1. (automotive) A skid that results in a car rotating so as not to be oriented in the direction of linear motion.
    • 2009 March 8, Robert F. Worth, “Saudis Race All Night, Fueled by Boredom”, in New York Times:
      Sulayman al-Shulukhi, left, races his modified Subaru Impreza every weekend night and delights in describing wrecks and spinouts.
  2. (business) The formation of a subsidiary company that continues the operations of part of the parent company; the company so formed.

Synonyms

  • (formation of a subsidiary company): spin-off

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