blue chip
Chiefly Poker. a blue-colored chip of high value.
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.
a secure and valuable item or property held in reserve: The airfield was a blue chip in the struggle for military supremacy.
Origin of blue chip
1Words Nearby blue chip
Other definitions for blue-chip (2 of 2)
of, relating to, or constituting a blue chip.
having outstanding or exemplary qualities within a specified category; leading: a group of blue-chip scientists; blue-chip stock.
Origin of blue-chip
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How to use blue chip in a sentence
Twitter today announced it had acquired Scroll, the long-gestating subscription service that offers an ad-free browsing experience across a network of hundreds of blue chip publishers, including Vox Media, Insider and The Atlantic.
Cheat sheet: Where Scroll fits in Twitter’s subscription plans | Max Willens | May 4, 2021 | DigidayThe emails then came streaming in, and, one reader after another told me the blue chip index would top 30K by the end of January, no problem.
IPO exuberance aside, stocks are having a lousy week | Bernhard Warner | December 11, 2020 | FortuneThrough Robinhood, they can arrange to automatically purchase partial shares of such blue chips every payday.
The blue chip index is up 62% since its March low, and it’s on track to record its best month since 1987.
The Dow’s record run to 30K is nothing compared to the rally in these small caps | Bernhard Warner | November 25, 2020 | FortuneFrom a brand’s point of view they would like TikTok to be in the hands of a blue chip company like Microsoft or someone else.
‘No one is rushing to commit Q4 budgets’: With its future in the U.S. increasingly uncertain, media buyers are holding back spending on TikTok | Kristina Monllos | August 12, 2020 | Digiday
“Ordinarily a plea bargain has a five year cap,” said Rick Simmons, a blue-chip defense attorney with no involvement in the case.
From Katrina to the Clink: Ex New Orleans Mayor Heads to Prison | Jason Berry | February 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn vexatious Latin America, they knew that a blue chip ego was an asset.
The Rise And Fall Of Brazilian Billionaire Eike Batista | Mac Margolis | November 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTSo $1,000 invested in any of these hot, blue-chip, name-brand IPOs would have been worth nothing a few years later.
They work for blue-chip corporations, such as Goldman Sachs and Microsoft.
The organization Fix the Debt has enlisted dozens of CEOs of blue-chip companies to push for a deal.
Starbucks’ Effort to Solve the Fiscal Cliff Probably Won’t Work | Daniel Gross | December 26, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOnce a man dropped dead in a poker game when he had staked his last blue chip and drawn a royal flush.
Rim o' the World | B. M. BowerThe company was a blue-chip mining operation working the beryllium-rich asteroid belt out of San Francisco.
The Love of Frank Nineteen | David Carpenter KnightHe was one of our most prom'nent citizens; ran the blue chip over yonder.
The Fifth Ace | Douglas GrantHer hair beneath the simple blue chip hat, had gray strands.
Suzanna Stirs the Fire | Emily Calvin BlakeWhen he entered the blue chip that night, Thode found play already in full blast.
The Fifth Ace | Douglas Grant
British Dictionary definitions for blue chip
a gambling chip with the highest value
finance
a stock considered reliable with respect to both dividend income and capital value
(as modifier): a blue-chip company
(modifier) denoting something considered to be a valuable asset
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