double-dip

An ice cream cone with two scoops of ice cream.

“We each got double-dips with chocolate on top and strawberry on the bottom.”

(roller coasters) A hill that levels off for a while about halfway down.

Ellipsis of double-dip recession

“The UK is currently experiencing a double-dip.”

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.

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.”

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.”

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.

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

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

To defeat a team twice in the finals.

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

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