blue chip�s grail

English translation: the highest goal of the "blue chip" companies

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English term or phrase:blue chip�s grail
Selected answer:the highest goal of the "blue chip" companies
Entered by: Jenni Lukac (X)

13:37 Aug 14, 2009
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English term or phrase: blue chip�s grail
At GE, growth is now a process�procedural steps designed to lead to the blue chip�s grail.
Shirley Fan
Local time: 19:07
the highewst goal of the "blue chip" companies
Explanation:
The "Holy Grail" was a legendary religious reliquary sought by Medieval knights. It is an image of the highest goal one seeks. "Blue chip" companies and their stocks are considered the best and most stable mid and long term investments.

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Note added at 16 mins (2009-08-14 13:53:29 GMT)
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Sorry for the typo, I meant the "highest" goal...

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Note added at 18 mins (2009-08-14 13:55:41 GMT)
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definition blue chip stock: 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. More generally, anything of very high quality. http://www.investorwords.com/505/Blue_Chip.html
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Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 12:07
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thanks!
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5 +3the highewst goal of the "blue chip" companies
Jenni Lukac (X)
4the goal intended to be attained of a stock that sells at a high price because of public confidence
Yasutomo Kanazawa
3the spike of the blue chip pyramid
Rolf Keiser


  

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the highewst goal of the "blue chip" companies


Explanation:
The "Holy Grail" was a legendary religious reliquary sought by Medieval knights. It is an image of the highest goal one seeks. "Blue chip" companies and their stocks are considered the best and most stable mid and long term investments.

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Note added at 16 mins (2009-08-14 13:53:29 GMT)
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Sorry for the typo, I meant the "highest" goal...

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Note added at 18 mins (2009-08-14 13:55:41 GMT)
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definition blue chip stock: 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. More generally, anything of very high quality. http://www.investorwords.com/505/Blue_Chip.html

Jenni Lukac (X)
Local time: 12:07
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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thanks!

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the goal intended to be attained of a stock that sells at a high price because of public confidence


Explanation:
Blue Chip here means a stock that sells at a high price because of public confidence, and grail is the goal intended to be attained.

So at GE, growth is now a process procedural steps designed for the goal intended to be attained of a stock that sells at a high price due to high confidence.

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
Local time: 20:07
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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the spike of the blue chip pyramid


Explanation:
for a bit of a monumental touch with a flavor of ancient archeology; the reference to the money world is also represented by the pyramid on the one dollar bill

Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Local time: 12:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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