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tipped off

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tip

3  [tip] ,noun, verb, tipped, tip⋅ping.
Use tipped off in a Sentence
–noun
1. a small present of money given directly to someone for performing a service or menial task; gratuity: He gave the waiter a dollar as a tip.
2. a piece of private or secret information, as for use in betting, speculating, or writing a news story: a tip from a bookie.
3. a useful hint or idea; a basic, practical fact: tips on painting.
–verb (used with object)
4. to give a gratuity to.
–verb (used without object)
5. to give a gratuity: She tipped lavishly.
—Verb phrase
6. tip off, Informal.
a. to supply with private or secret information; inform.
b. to warn of impending danger or trouble; caution beforehand: The moonshiners had been tipped off that they were about to be raided.
Origin:
1600–10; perh. special use of tip 4

Related forms:
tipless, adjective
tip⋅pa⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
3. suggestion, pointer.
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Financial Dictionary

tip

Information unavailable to the general public that, if accurate, could produce extraordinary profits for an investor who acts on it in a security transaction.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: tip
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: tipped; tip·ping
: to provide a tip to or about —often used with off —tip·per noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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