blue chip
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- noun
- /bluː ʧɪp/
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ficha azul
- The saving grace for the current state of the stock market is its valuation, and among blue chips, most are fairly priced given their earnings.
- blue-chip stocks
- buy blue chips
Examples
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Many blue chips are going down in price, and the only thing that will turn them around is increased earnings guidance for the fourth quarter.
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All these price breakdowns among blue chips before the QE3-driven, low-volume rally signaled a shaky performance by the stock market this summer.
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To them, it was just a pile of blue chips on a roulette wheel.
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I look at this stock market; the more blue chips I see declining in price, many of which are blue chips that previously hit new record highs.
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I look at this stock market; the more blue chips I see declining in price, many of which are blue chips that previously hit new record highs.
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Frankly, in the age of austerity, I'd be looking to take on or add to existing positions in those blue chips with solid track records, but only during meaningful stock market corrections.
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Investors often seek blue chip stocks because they represent a stable and reliable investment option.
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The fund manager recommended adding more blue chip stocks to the portfolio for long-term growth.
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Many retirees prefer blue chip companies for their dividends and consistent performance.
Synonyms
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3.4
A small flat round token used at gambling tables to represent money
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3.0
A small round disk that stands for money in card games like poker
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is compositionally built from 'blue' + 'chip' so a learner who knows the words can infer it denotes a chip that is blue. However, the conventional meaning that a blue chip represents the highest value in a set (or the figurative financial sense) depends on cultural knowledge about poker-chip color coding and cannot be fully predicted from the constituents alone, so prior exposure is needed.
Etymology
Blue chip is the name for a blue poker chip that in many sets had the highest value, so a blue chip on the table meant a big bet or a high-value token.