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  • adjective Alternative spelling of bluechip.

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  • adjective extremely valuable

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Examples

  • "I don't know what that means, but does the fact that I've been a client for years, never missed a payment, have no debt and have increased my business with new and long term blue-chip clients in a very challenging economy mean anything?"

    B. Jeffrey Madoff: An Honest Bank Is Hard to Find B. Jeffrey Madoff 2011

  • The index of the largest 100 U.K.-listed companies used to be a byword for blue-chip respectability.

    The FTSE 100: From Blue Chip to Fool's Gold Andrew Peaple 2011

  • Chinese government entities are ramping up stakes in Japanese blue-chip firms, mostly through obscurely named investment vehicles.

    What's News: Business & Finance 2011

  • Because of the fund's concentration in Hong Kong real estate and holding companies—about 61% of its assets are now in Asian blue-chip stocks—it has been more volatile than its investors had previously experienced, says Bridget Hughes , associate director of fund analysis at Morningstar.

    Whitman to Leave Helm of Third Avenue Value Daisy Maxey 2012

  • Even at Sherry-Lehmann in New York, a bastion of blue-chip aka age-worthy Bordeaux, nearly half the store's customers are buying wines under $15 a bottle, according to the company's president, Chris Adams.

    Does Good Wine Come to Those Who Wait? Lettie Teague 2012

  • Direct investment in shares can be high risk; even so-called blue-chip companies such as BP are not immune from corporate disasters - such as the Gulf of Mexico oil spill - and this can lead to dramatic falls in share values.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • The very best of these shops, what we're calling blue-chip All-American, will feature interactive digital centers, larger floor space and what can be described as monumental storytelling.

    unknown title 2011

  • Bullock and Marshall possess blue-chip pedigree as well, and all three should address perimeter offense concerns.

    Recruiting rankings: Memphis, UNC and Ohio State out front 2009

  • Merck dropped 69 cents, or 2%, to 33.44, and Home Depot shed 68 cents, or 2%, to 34.25, leading blue-chip decliners.

    Dow Claws Back, Closes Down 10 Points Brendan Conway 2011

  • The blue-chip index had risen as much as 139.18 points immediately after the open, reflecting optimism at the compromise hammered out late Sunday to raise the U.S. debt ceiling.

    Dow Claws Back, Closes Down 10 Points Brendan Conway 2011

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