spin-off
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spin-off
The organizational and often also legal separation of part of a company or public authority into an independent unit.
Die Ausgliederung der IT-Abteilung in eine eigene Firma soll Kosten sparen.
The spin-off of the IT department into its own company is intended to save costs.
The word is derived from 'aus' (out) and 'Glied' (member/part). A 'Glied' is a part of a whole, like a limb. 'Ausgliederung' (spin-off) therefore describes, figuratively, how one part is detached from a larger whole, such as a company.
Die Ausgliederung war ein komplexer Prozess.
The spin-off was a complex process.
'Die Ausgliederung' (the spin-off) is the nominalization of the verb 'ausgliedern' (to spin off). The noun describes the process or the result of the action expressed by the verb.
Das Unternehmen plant, seine Forschungsabteilung auszugliedern.
The company plans to spin off its research department.
This word belongs to the technical language of business and management. It is rarely used in everyday speech.
In der Präsentation ging es um die Vorteile der Ausgliederung.
The presentation was about the advantages of the spin-off.
The structure 'Ausgliederung von [Abteilung] in [neue Firma]' (spin-off of [department] into [new company]) is often used to describe the process precisely.
Die Ausgliederung des Marketings in eine eigenständige Agentur wurde beschlossen.
The spin-off of marketing into an independent agency was approved.
split-off / separation
Both words are used when part of a company is separated from the organization it belonged to. „Abspaltung“ tends to refer more to the formal separation of a part. „Ausgliederung“ emphasizes the creation of an independent unit and can also mean a purely organizational separation without any legal change.
Die Ausgliederung des Kundenbereichs erfolgte zunächst nur organisatorisch.
The customer division was initially spun off only organizationally.
Die Abspaltung des Kundenbereichs wurde als rechtliche Trennung beschlossen.
The split-off of the customer division was approved as a legal separation.
