split-off

[ split-awf, -of ]
/ ˈsplɪtˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

noun

the act of separating or splitting away from something else.
something that has split or has been split from something else.
Commerce. a process of reorganizing a corporate structure whereby the capital stock of a division or subsidiary of a corporation or of a newly affiliated company is transferred to the stockholders of the parent corporation in exchange for part of the stock of the latter. Compare spin-off(def 1), split-up(def 3).

Origin of split-off

First recorded in 1855–60; noun use of verb phrase split off

Words nearby split-off

split-brain, split-dollar insurance, split-fingered fastball, split-level, split-new, split-off, split-phase, split-screen technique, split-skin graft, split-thickness flap, split-thickness graft

Example sentences from the Web for split-off

  • You feel uncertain which is the main self, and which the split-off secondary personality?

    The Bright Messenger |Algernon Blackwood