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Definition of double-dip verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. 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.
See double-dip in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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