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double-dip

[ duhb-uh l-dip ]
/ ˈdʌb əlˈdɪp /
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verb (used without object), dou·ble-dipped, dou·ble-dip·ping.

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

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

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Nearby words

double-dealing, double-deck, double-decker, double-declutch, double-digit, double-dip, double-dipping, double-dome, double-dotted, double-double, double-dumped

Origin of double-dip

First recorded in 1960–65

Related forms

dou·ble-dip·per, noun

Definition for double-dip (2 of 2)

double dip

noun

a complement equal to the original; a double measure: a double dip of protection through both insurance and Social Security.
something that happens twice in a cycle, especially on a downturn: a double dip of recession.
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British Dictionary definitions for double-dip

double dip

noun

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
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