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blue chip

noun

Etymology

Finance and figurative senses from poker.

Definitions

  1. A high-value poker chip.

  2. A stock or other investment that has a high price because of its perceived reliability.

    • Every so often, the practice reappears in the trading of “penny stocks”—cheap, rarely traded, shares. Years ago when volume was thinner, it was said to be common in blue chips too.

  3. Synonym of blue-chipper.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA