1. double dip - Noun
2. double dip - Verb
double dip (third-person singular simple present double dips, present participle double dipping, simple past and past participle double dipped)
Alternative form of double-dip
double dip (plural double dips)
Alternative form of double-dip
(informal) An ice cream cone with two scoops of ice cream.
We each got double-dips with chocolate on top and strawberry on the bottom.
(roller coasters) A hill that levels off for a while about halfway down.
(economics) Ellipsis of double-dip recession (“return to recession after a short period of growth”).
Synonym: W-shaped recession
The UK is currently experiencing a double-dip.
(informal) The drawing of a government pension or benefit for one job while also working in the government at another job, or of two pensions at the same time as a result of reaching the retirement criteria twice for the same entity.
(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.
(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.
(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.
(television, film) To re-release a movie or TV series, sometimes as a compilation or with additional features.
(US, finance) To use a single debt instrument to obtain interest tax expense (and therefore a lower tax base) in two or more tax jurisdictions.
(softball) To defeat a team twice in the finals.
SPC Ladies double-dipped the Sudbury Storm in the NSA Canadian World Series.
(higher education) To enroll in a single class which will fulfill two different requirements of a course of study.
(video games) To buy the same game twice, especially on different platforms.
I usually don't double-dip, but this port convinced me to with its additional content and improved graphics.
double-dip
Did the original buyer never pay for the upgrades that were included on the car's sticker, or is Tesla essentially attempting to double-dip by charging a subsequent customer for features that were already paid for by a previous owner? Source: Internet
And the anti-stimulus approach is flailing in Europe, where austerity in tough times has led to double-dip recessions in Great Britain and Spain. Source: Internet
If you double-dip your chip, “That’s like putting your whole mouth in the dip! Source: Internet
Not to mention Covid, which is forcing Europe back into lockdown and onto the brink of a double-dip recession. Source: Internet
The population-adjusted version is 25.2% below the first 1963 sales and at a level similar to the lows we saw during the double-dip recession in the early 1980s, a time when 30-year mortgage rates peaked at 18.63%. Source: Internet
They come as economists warn that Europe’s economy could hit a double-dip as a result of the Covid-19 second wave. Source: Internet