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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dou′ble dip′, - a complement equal to the original;
a double measure:a double dip of protection through both insurance and Social Security. - something that happens twice in a cycle, esp. on a downturn:a double dip of recession.
dou•ble-dip (dub′əl dip′),USA pronunciation v., -dipped, -dip•ping, adj. v.i. - Economics, Informal Terms[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.
adj. - of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a double dip.
dou′ble-dip′per, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: double dip n - a recession in which a brief recovery in output is followed by another fall, because demand remains low
- (as modifier): a double-dip recession
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