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Blue Chip

Definitions (2)

1. Stock of a large, national company with a solid record of stable earnings and/or dividend growth and a reputation for high quality management and/or products. These stocks are expected to provide their investors with a sizeable return despite the ups and downs of the economy.

2. More generally, anything of very high quality.

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