blue chip
blue chip · blue chips
A high-value poker chipA high-value poker chip.
» SCOTT Inc.'s stocks are blue chip stocks.
Meaning
3 sensesA high-value poker chip.
a blue poker chip with the highest value
A stock or other investment that has a high price because of its perceived reliability.
Synonym of blue-chipper.
Examples
1 sentencesSCOTT Inc.'s stocks are blue chip stocks.
Origin
Finance and figurative senses from poker.Finance and figurative senses from poker.
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Forms
plural: blue chips| Singular | blue chip |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a common stock of a nationally known company whose value and dividends are reliable; typically have high price and low yield:blue-chip stock