dip

dig/dip into your pocket

to use your own money to pay for something. Parents of young children have to dig deep into their pockets at Christmas-time.

See also: dig, pocket

double-dip (American)

double-dipping - the activity of receiving money from two different places or two different jobs, often when it is not honest or legal. It is tempting for physicians to double-dip by sending their patients to labs they have a financial interest in.

double-dipping (American)

the activity of receiving money from two different places or two different jobs, often when it is not honest or legal. The government has introduced tighter rules on employees' pensions to discourage double-dipping.

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dip into something

to use a small amount of something. The local government voted to dip into the emergency fund to pay for repairing the old town hall.