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GAMBLING CHIP [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

gambling chip : an item in the "Game Equipment" class of the "Recreational Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

jeton de jeu de hasard : objet de la classe «Équipement de jeu» de la catégorie «Objets récréatifs».

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
DEF

An active, leading, well-seasoned, nationally known common stock with a record of continuous dividends and other strong investment qualities.

CONT

Originally "blue chip" was a gambling term, chips with the highest value being coloured blue. Over the years, however, the term has been accepted as denoting the ordinary shares of the highest class of company. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

OBS

The term "stock" is often used in a plural sense, and in such cases, is best translated by a plural in French.

Key term(s)
  • blue-chip share
  • blue-chip shares

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
DEF

Actions d'une société réputée pour l'importance de son chiffre d'affaires, la qualité de sa gestion, de ses produits ou de ses services et la sûreté de ses débouchés, ce qui lui permet généralement de réaliser des bénéfices et de payer un dividende régulièrement, quelle que soit la conjoncture.

OBS

Habituellement, de telles actions constituent un placement sûr.

Key term(s)
  • action de premier ordre

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
DEF

Valor con un amplio respaldo del público e institucional que suele caracterizarse por una gran liquidez y seguridad y una tendencia de los beneficios y de la cotización al alza.

OBS

valor estrella: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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