split-off
Detached from main
A split-off is something that separates from a larger entity to become independent.
In business, it's a type of corporate restructuring where a parent company divests a subsidiary by offering shareholders stock in the new entity: The media split-off will trade under its own ticker symbol.
More generally, any faction or group that breaks away: The denomination experienced several split-offs over doctrinal disputes.
Group within group
- breakawaySudden separation from group
- spinoffDerived work from original
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- splinter groupBreakaway subset of organization
offshoot · separation · divestiture · secession · branch · schism · departure · autonomy
Incomplete portion of whole
- slabThick flat piece
- chunkThick solid piece
- rock fallDescending mountain debris
- erosionGradual wearing away
calving · glacier · iceberg · cliff · landslide · fracture · fissure · detachment
Parent splitting into offspring
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- offspringBiological descendants produced
clone · mutation · divergence · speciation · mitosis · reproduction · growth · development
Group within group
- dissidentsPolitical objectors
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- separatistsAutonomy-seeking faction members
- defectorsThose abandoning allegiance
secessionists · renegades · opposition · insurgents · reformers · hardliners · moderates · radicals
faction
Group within group
- breakawaySudden separation from group
- spinoffDerived work from original
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
splinter group · offshoot · separation · divestiture · secession · branch · schism · departure · autonomy · independence
fragment
Incomplete portion of whole
erosion · calving · glacier · iceberg · cliff · landslide · fracture · fissure · detachment · avalanche
cell division
Parent splitting into offspring
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
offspring · clone · mutation · divergence · speciation · mitosis · reproduction · growth · development · stem cell
faction
Group within group
- dissidentsPolitical objectors
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- separatistsAutonomy-seeking faction members
defectors · secessionists · renegades · opposition · insurgents · reformers · hardliners · moderates · radicals · mutiny
- corporate dealsmerger, acquisition, takeover, buyout, divestiture
- divestituresdivestiture, divestment, disposal, spinoff, carve-out
- merger taxreorganization, tax deferral, boot, rollover, tax basis
- restructuringrestructuring, reorganization, consolidation, turnaround, Chapter 11
split-offmerged
United into one
unified · combined · integrated · consolidated · joined
split-offmerger
Corporate combination
acquisition · consolidation · takeover · buyout · absorption