blue-chip

adjective
🔊/ˌbluː ˈtʃɪp/
🔊/ˌbluː ˈtʃɪp/
[only before noun] (finance金融)
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  1. a blue-chip investment is thought to be safe and likely to make a profit(投资)稳妥可靠的;蓝筹的
    • blue-chip companies蓝筹公司
    Topics Businessc2
    Word Originearly 20th cent. (originally US): from the blue chip used in gambling games, which usually has a high value.