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tippee

tippee

1 9.9
A person who receives secret information about a company, often to trade stocks
  • noun
  • /ˌtɪˈpi/
  • Jargon
: receptor de información privilegiada
  • The tippee was investigated for trading stocks based on confidential company news.

Examples

  • The investigation into the corporation highlighted several key tippees who received insider information before the stock dropped.

  • In court, the lawyer argued that the tippee did not know the information was secret.

  • Authorities monitor both the tipper and the tippee in cases of insider trading.

  • The tippee was shocked by the news.

  • Many tippees were involved in the scandal.

  • In insider trading cases, the tippee must be cautious about how they use the information they receive.

  • Legal experts warn that if a tippee acts on confidential information, they could face serious consequences.

Surface Forms

tippee singular
tippees plural

Morphology

tippee = tip (semi-transparent) = tip + ee

Morphologically transparent as 'tip' + '-ee', but this sense relies on the less familiar meaning of 'tip' = 'confidential information' and is specialized (legal/financial), so learners may not infer it from the everyday gratuity sense.

Etymology

Tippee comes from tip and the ending -ee, with tip here meaning a 'secret' or piece of inside news and -ee naming the one who 'receives' it, similar to payee. That is why a tippee can mean a person who gets secret or inside information about a company.