double dip

¹

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.

double-dip

²

[duhb-uhl-dip]

verb (used without object)

double-dipped, double-dipping 

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.

double dip

noun

1. economics

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

   2. ( as modifier )

      a double-dip recession

Other Word Forms

• double-dipper noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of double dip¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Tesla said if the Delware court reinstated Musk's 2018 pay deal, he would forfeit or return the latest share aware to avoid a "double dip".

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While acknowledging that the double dip puts him in the holiday movie spotlight, being the center of attention is an uneasy position for Jenkins.

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“But you can’t double dip,” Jaeger says.

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The city attorney’s office has “unilaterally changed its interpretation” of the city charter, Corona wrote, allowing workers to double dip despite a ban against employees in the Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System taking another paid job with the city.

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“It will probably parallel when the minor leagues are going as well so he can double dip.”

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