double-dip

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Synonyms: double dip, double-dick, double-dye, double lip, double die, double-up

Antonyms: double dip, double-dick, double-dye, double lip, double die, double-up

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Noun

{{lb|en|informal}} An [[ice cream]] [[cone]] with [[two]] scoops of ice cream.
{{lb|en|roller coasters}} A [[hill]] that levels off for a while about halfway down.
{{lb|en|economics}} {{ellipsis of|en|[[double-dip]] [[recession]]|gloss=return to recession after a short period of growth}}.
{{lb|en|informal}} 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.

{{lb|en|informal}} To [[dip]] a piece of [[food]] (e.g. a [[chip]]) into a communal [[sauce]] container after already having taken a [[bite]] of the food.
{{lb|en|informal}} To be illegitimately [[compensate]]d a second time for the same activity.
{{lb|en|informal}} 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.
{{lb|en|television|cinema}} To [[re-release]] a [[movie]] or [[TV series]], sometimes as a [[compilation]] or with additional features.
{{lb|en|US|finance}} To use a single [[debt instrument]] to obtain interest [[tax]] expense (and therefore a lower tax base) in two or more tax jurisdictions.
{{lb|en|softball}} To defeat a team twice in the finals.
{{lb|en|higher|_|education}} To [[enroll]] in a single class which will fulfill two different requirements of a course of study.
{{lb|en|video gaming}} To buy the same game twice, especially on different [[platform]]s.

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