Spin-off (Noun)
Meaning
A product made during the manufacture of something else.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- Corn oil is a lucrative spin-off of cornmeal production.
- Several animal by-products such as bone meal and gelatin are valuable spin-offs of the meatpacking industry.
- The sawdust produced during cabinetmaking is a spin-off that the factory sells to gardeners.
- The production of paper generates a spin-off of bioenergy that heats nearby buildings.
- Distiller's grain is a common spin-off of the ethanol manufacturing process that is used as animal feed.