double-dip

Noun

  • An ice cream cone with two scoops of ice cream.
  • A hill that levels off for a while about halfway down.
  • 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.

Verb

  • To dip a piece of food (e.g. a chip) into a communal sauce container after already having taken a bite of the food.
  • To be illegitimately compensated a second time for the same activity.
  • 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.
  • To re-release a movie or TV series, sometimes as a compilation or with additional features.
  • To use a single debt instrument to obtain interest tax expense (and therefore a lower tax base) in two or more tax jurisdictions.
  • To defeat a team twice in the finals.
  • To enroll in a single class which will fulfill two different requirements of a course of study.
  • To buy the same game twice, especially on different platforms.

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