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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