double-dip

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.

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.

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.

4. To re-release a movie or TV series, sometimes as a compilation or with additional features.

5. (US)To use a single debt instrument to obtain interest tax expense (and therefore a lower tax base) in two or more tax jurisdictions.

6. To defeat a team twice in the finals.

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

7. To enroll in a single class which will fulfill two different requirements of a course of study.

8. 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.

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