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blue-chip

adjective [before noun]
 
 
/ˌbluːˈtʃɪp/

Definition

A blue-chip company or investment is one that can be trusted and is not likely to fail.Financial investments and the stock market
(Definition of blue-chip adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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