Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • intransitive verb To draw income or funds from two different sources, as from a job and a pension, often in violation of the law.

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  • noun informal An ice cream cone with two scoops of ice cream.
  • noun A hill that levels off for a while about halfway down.
  • verb 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.
  • verb informal To be illegitimately compensated a second time for the same activity.
  • verb 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.
  • verb entertainment industry To re-release a movie or TV series, sometimes as a compilation or with additional features.
  • verb 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. As long as the practice follows the tax law of each jurisdiction, the practice is legal and can be likened to the use of a tax loophole.
  • verb softball To defeat a team twice in the finals.

Etymologies

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double + dip

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Examples

  • The term "double-dip recession" has been mentioned frequently by financial experts in the last few weeks, but what exactly does this mean?

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  • Today will be known as double-dip talk day in the markets. ...

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  • Today will be known as double-dip talk day in the markets. ...

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  • "If we didn't pay our bills, it would plunge the United States not into a recession, not into the so-called double-dip recession, but into a full-blown depression," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid D., Nev. said Thursday.

    Obama Pushes for a Deficit Deal by July 22 Damian Paletta 2011

  • They warn that a so-called "double-dip," if it comes, could be more painful for average Americans than the 2007-2008 recession.

    Economists: Second US Recession, If It Hits, Could Hit Hard 2011

  • They warn that a so-called "double-dip," if it comes, could be more painful for average Americans than the 2007-2008 recession.

    Economists: Second US Recession, If It Hits, Could Hit Hard 2011

  • They warn that a so-called "double-dip," if it comes, could be more painful for average Americans than the 2007-2008 recession.

    Economists: Second US Recession, If It Hits, Could Hit Hard 2011

  • At the same time, I had already written the headline in the Wellington Letter: "Return Of The Double Dip," referring to a double-dip recession.

    Forbes.com: News Bert Dohmen 2011

  • Traders will be closely watching a range of figures due out this week for more signs of a so-called double-dip recession.

    NYT > Home Page By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ 2011

  • For weeks, economists and investment strategists fretted over whether the U.S. was slipping into a so-called double-dip recession, rather than continuing its recovery from the 2008 financial and economic meltdown.

    Thestar.com - Home Page 2011

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