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double-dipping

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dou⋅ble-dip⋅ping

[duhb-uhl-dip-ing]
–noun
the act or practice of receiving more than one income or collecting double benefits from the same employer or organization.

Origin:
1970–75

dou⋅ble-dip

[duhb-uhl-dip] verb, -dipped, -dip⋅ping, adjective
–verb (used without object)
1. Informal. to earn a salary from one position while collecting a pension from the same employer or organization, esp. to be a wage earner on the federal payroll while receiving a military retiree's pension.
–adjective
2. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a double dip.

Origin:
1960–65


double-dipper, noun
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