tippee

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noun

The recipient of a gratuity; somebody tipped off.

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Meanings

nountippee (plural tippees)

plural tippees

  1. The recipient of a gratuity; somebody tipped off.

    An 1890 article in The New York Times debated the ethics of tipping porters : “Tipping is objected to by austere and frugal American moralists upon the ground that it undermines the manhood and self-respect of the tippee.

    2009 April 4, Jennifer 8. Lee, “The Last Pullman Porters Are Sought for a Tribute”, in New York Times
  2. USbusinessA recipient of inside information.

    If tippees trade on the information, knowing it was given improperly, they, too, can be found guilty of insider trading, says attorney Jared Kopel

    2002 October 17, “Tips on insider trading How an investor can avoid the problems”, in San Francisco Chronicle

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

tippee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tippee

MLA

“tippee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tippee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tippee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tippee.

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