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blue-chip denoting common stock that commands a high price because of its record of steady earnings. [1/2 definitions]
blue chip a high-priced common stock, valued for the company's financial strength and earnings record. [1/3 definitions]
dividend a pro-rata share of a company's distributed earnings paid to stockholders or insurance policyholders. [1/4 definitions]
mutual savings bank a savings bank that distributes its net earnings to its depositors and has no capital.
P/E abbreviation of "price-earnings." (See "price-earnings ratio.")
price-earnings ratio the ratio of the price of a share of a company's stock to the company's per-share annual earnings, usu. expressed as a single number; P/E ratio.
taking (pl.) profits; earnings. [1/4 definitions]