English Dictionary

double-dip

verb

(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.

I love to double-dip my chips in salsa.

意味（1）

(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.

I don't mind double-dipping when eating with my family, but I'd be embarrassed to do it when out with friends.

意味（2）

(informal) To be illegitimately compensated a second time for the same activity.

He got caught double-dipping by billing the government directly as well as the primary contractor.

意味（3）

(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.

意味（4）

(television, film) To re-release a movie or TV series, sometimes as a compilation or with additional features.

意味（5）

(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.

意味（6）

(softball) To defeat a team twice in the finals.

SPC Ladies double-dipped the Sudbury Storm in the NSA Canadian World Series.

意味（7）

(higher education) To enroll in a single class which will fulfill two different requirements of a course of study.

意味（8）

(video games) To buy the same game twice, especially on different platforms.

I usually don't double-dip, but this port convinced me to with its additional content and improved graphics.