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blue chip

(also blue-chip)
 
 
/ˈbluːtʃɪp/ adjective [before noun] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET

Definition

relating to a large and successful company, whose shares are considered to be a good investment: blue-chip clients such as Rolls-Royce and Mercedes blue-chip stocks/shares
(Definition of blue chip adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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