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blue chip

–noun
1. Chiefly Poker. a blue-colored chip of high value.
2. a common stock issued by a major company that has financial strength, stability against fluctuations, and a good record of dividend payments: regarded as a low-risk investment.
3. a secure and valuable item or property held in reserve: The airfield was a blue chip in the struggle for military supremacy.

Origin:
1900–05, Americanism

blue-chip

[bloo-chip]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or constituting a blue chip.
2. having outstanding or exemplary qualities within a specified category; leading: a group of blue-chip scientists; blue-chip stock.

Origin:
1930–35
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blue chip also blue-chip·per   (blōō'chĭp'ər)
n.  
  1. A stock that sells at a high price because of public confidence in its long record of steady earnings.

  2. An extremely valuable asset or property.

  3. Games A blue poker chip of high value.

blue'-chip' adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Financial Dictionary

blue chip

A very high quality investment involving a lower-than-average risk of loss of principal or reduction in income. The term is generally used to refer to securities of companies having a long history of sustained earnings and dividend payments.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: blue chip
Function: noun
: a stock issue of high investment quality that usually pertains to a substantial well-established company and enjoys public confidence in its worth and stability —blue–chip adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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