Definition of Blue-chip

1. Adjective. Extremely valuable. "Rembrandt is considered a blue-chip artist"

Similar to: Valuable

Definition of Blue-chip

1. Adjective. (alternative spelling of bluechip) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Blue-chip

bludging
bludie
bludier
bludiest
bludy
blue(a)
blue-belly
blue-black
blue-blind
blue-blindness
blue-blood
blue-blooded
blue-bloods
blue-bonnet
blue-chip (current term)
blue-chip stock
blue-collar
blue-collared
blue-eye
blue-eyed
blue-eyed(a)
blue-eyed African daisy
blue-eyed Mary
blue-eyed boy
blue-eyed boys
blue-eyed soul
blue-eyes
blue-green

Literary usage of Blue-chip

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years, 1999-2008 edited by Sherry Snyder (1998)
"Comparison of CBO and Blue Chip forecasts for 1998 and 1999 (In percent) ... NOTES: The Blue Chip High 10 is the average of the 10 highest Blue Chip ..."

2. Cassier's Magazine edited by [Anonymus AC02877163] (1909)
"blue-chip STEEL DIE HARDENED BY BARIUM CHLORIDE PROCESS it for this purpose. The lead bath also is very convenient. The heat is the air blast disintegrates ..."

3. Future of Social Security for This Generation and the Next: Current State of edited by Jim Bunning (1997)
"Half to two-thirds of present excess should be invested in private mutual funds invested only in large blue chip companies with the rest invested as before. ..."

4. Financial Markets for the Rest of Us: An Easy Guide to Money, Bonds, Futures by Robert Vahid Hashemian (2001)
"AT&T and Lucent, both of which are considered blue chips and are widely held, are recent examples of blue chip stocks going sour. ..."

5. The Economic & Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1998-2007 edited by Paul L. Houts (1997)
"CBO's current forecast is very close to the Blue Chip consensus average of ... The Blue Chip forecast is based on a survey of approximately 50 private- ..."

6. Detailed Exhibits of the Physical Property and Intangible Values of the by Bion Joseph Arnold, George Weston (1908)
"... 8 Brill window catches 29 Ib. blue chip steel 1 in. x 2 in 1 Ib. blue chip steel 5 4 in. x 1 in 2!41b. blue chip steel 5 4 in. x 1J4 in 'A Ib. blue chip ..."

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