double-dip

== English == === Alternative forms === double dip === Pronunciation === === Noun === double-dip (plural double-dips) (informal) An ice cream cone with two scoops of ice cream. (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 (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. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === double-dip (third-person singular simple present double-dips, present participle double-dipping, simple past and past participle double-dipped) (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. (informal) To be illegitimately compensated a second time for the same activity. (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. (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. ==== Translations ==== === See also === butter one's bread on both sides