The government has introduced tighter rules on employees' pensions to discourage double-dipping.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
double dipping — ˌdouble ˈdipping noun [uncountable] disapproving when someone receives money from two different sources for doing the same job: • Double dipping, such as using subsidized water to grow subsidized crops, costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of… … Financial and business terms
double-dipping — double dip UK US /ˌdʌbl̩ˈdɪp/ verb [I] US FINANCE ► to receive income from two places, for example from a government pension while employed by the government, or from two different government pensions: »A loophole in federal law allows teachers… … Financial and business terms
double dipping — double dip·ping n: the usu. illicit practice of accepting income from two mutually exclusive sources (as from a government pension and a government salary or from two insurers for the same loss) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
double dipping — n. the practice of receiving compensation, benefits, etc. from two or more sources in a way regarded as unethical, as from a military pension and a government job double dipper n. * * * … Universalium
double dipping — n. the practice of receiving compensation, benefits, etc. from two or more sources in a way regarded as unethical, as from a military pension and a government job double dipper n … English World dictionary
double dipping — noun two incomes received from the same source (as by holding a government job and receiving a government pension) • Hypernyms: ↑income * * * double dipping, U.S. Informal. the system or policy of allowing a person who has retired from government … Useful english dictionary
Double Dipping — For brokerage firms, when a broker puts commissioned products into a fee based account. The broker makes money from both the client and the commission. There is more than one meaning for the term depending on the context. For example, the… … Investment dictionary
double-dipping — noun see double dipper … New Collegiate Dictionary
double-dipping — /dub euhl dip ing/, n. the act or practice of receiving more than one income or collecting double benefits from the same employer or organization. [1970 75] * * * … Universalium
double-dipping — /dub euhl dip ing/, n. the act or practice of receiving more than one income or collecting double benefits from the same employer or organization. [1970 75] … Useful english dictionary
