The practice of receiving compensation, benefits, etc., from two or more sources in a way that is considered to be unethical; as from a military pension and a government job: The practice of double dipping disturbs a lot of people who feel fortunate if they can just have one good retirement to live on.

Someone needs to explain how a state employee who retired after more than thirty-four years and then returned to work nine years later, was able to get by with double dipping (drawing two separate incomes at the same time) by receiving nearly $85,000 in one year, or two and half times more than she did before she retired.