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double dipping

Double dipping is defined as the act of getting compensation from two divisions of the same employer or putting food into a dip for a second time after it has already been bitten.

(verb)

An example of double dipping is to receive a pension as a retired military officer while working for the government as a civilian.
An example of double dipping is to dip a piece of shrimp into cocktail sauce, bite it and then dip the bitten part back into the sauce.

See double dipping in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

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