double dip


noun
  1. a complement equal to the original; a double measure: a double dip of protection through both insurance and Social Security.

  2. something that happens twice in a cycle, especially on a downturn: a double dip of recession.

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double-dip
[ duhb-uhl-dip ]

verb (used without object),dou·ble-dipped, dou·ble-dip·ping.
  1. Informal. to earn a salary from one position while collecting a pension from the same employer or organization, especially to be a wage earner on the federal payroll while receiving a military retiree's pension.

adjective
  1. of, relating to, or of the nature of a double dip.

Origin of double-dip

2
First recorded in 1960–65

Other words from double-dip

  • double-dipper, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for double dip

double dip

noun
  1. economics

    • a recession in which a brief recovery in output is followed by another fall, because demand remains low

    • (as modifier): a double-dip recession

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