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tippee

tippee noun: the recipient of a gratuity; somebody tipped off.

Noun

tippee (plural tippees)

  1. The recipient of a gratuity; somebody tipped off.
    • An 1890 article in The New York Times debated the ethics of tipping porters : “Tipping is objected to by austere and frugal American moralists upon the ground that it undermines the manhood and self-respect of the tippee.2009 April 4, Jennifer 8. Lee, “The Last Pullman Porters Are Sought for a Tribute”, in New York Times
  2. (US) A recipient of inside information.
    • If tippees trade on the information, knowing it was given improperly, they, too, can be found guilty of insider trading, says attorney Jared Kopel2002 October 17, “Tips on insider trading How an investor can avoid the problems”, in San Francisco Chronicle

Forms of tippee

pluraltippees

Origin of tippee

From tip + -ee.

Questions about tippee

What does tippee mean?
Tippee means the recipient of a gratuity; somebody tipped off.
What part of speech is tippee?
Tippee is a noun.
What is the plural of tippee?
The plural of tippee is tippees.

Words near tippee in the dictionary

  1. tipped the scale
  2. tipped the scales
  3. tipped the wink
  4. tipped up
  5. tipped-up
  6. tippee
  7. tippees
  8. Tippell
  9. tipper
  10. Tipper and See-Saw Time
  11. tipper lorries

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