blue chip

blue chip also blue-chip·per (blchpr)

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.

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blue-chip adj.

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blue chip

n

1. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) a gambling chip with the highest value

2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance

a.  a stock considered reliable with respect to both dividend income and capital value

b.  (as modifier) a blue-chip company

3. (modifier) denoting something considered to be a valuable asset

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blue chip - a common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield; "blue chips are usually safe investments" blue-chip stock common shares, common stock, ordinary shares - stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation's profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections; "over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks"
	2.	blue chip - a blue poker chip with the highest value poker chip, chip - a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling