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double-dipped

double-dipped is the simple past and past participle of double-dip.

Meaning of double-dip

Verb

double-dip (third-person singular simple present double-dips, present participle double-dipping, simple past and past participle double-dipped)

  1. (informal) To dip a piece of food (e.g. a chip) into a communal sauce container after already having taken a bite of the food.
    • I don't mind double-dipping when eating with my family, but I'd be embarrassed to do it when out with friends.
  2. (informal) To be illegitimately compensated a second time for the same activity.
    • He got caught double-dipping by billing the government directly as well as the primary contractor.
  3. (informal) To draw a government pension or benefit for one job while also working in the government at another job, or to draw two pensions at the same time as a result of reaching the retirement criteria twice for the same entity.
  4. To re-release a movie or TV series, sometimes as a compilation or with additional features.
  5. (US) To use a single debt instrument to obtain interest tax expense (and therefore a lower tax base) in two or more tax jurisdictions.
  6. To defeat a team twice in the finals.
    • SPC Ladies double-dipped the Sudbury Storm in the NSA Canadian World Series.

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Questions about double-dipped

What is double-dipped the simple past and past participle of?
Double-dipped is the simple past and past participle of double-dip.

Words near double-dipped in the dictionary

  1. double-dink
  2. double-dinked
  3. double-dinking
  4. double-dinks
  5. double-dip
  6. double-dipped
  7. double-dipping
  8. double-dips
  9. double-dog dare
  10. double-dog dared
  11. double-dog dares

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Adapted from Wiktionary: double-dipped (page history and authors); double-dip (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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