double-dip
verb/ˌdʌbl ˈdɪp/
/ˌdʌbl ˈdɪp/
(North American English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they double-dip | /ˌdʌbl ˈdɪp/ /ˌdʌbl ˈdɪp/ |
| he / she / it double-dips | /ˌdʌbl ˈdɪps/ /ˌdʌbl ˈdɪps/ |
| past simple double-dipped | /ˌdʌbl ˈdɪpt/ /ˌdʌbl ˈdɪpt/ |
| past participle double-dipped | /ˌdʌbl ˈdɪpt/ /ˌdʌbl ˈdɪpt/ |
| -ing form double-dipping | /ˌdʌbl ˈdɪpɪŋ/ /ˌdʌbl ˈdɪpɪŋ/ |
- to get an income from two different sources in an illegal way
- He was double-dipping by claiming back tax on expenses that his company had already reimbursed him for.
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