red chipn.

Brit.

/ˌrɛd ˈtʃɪp/, U.S.

/ˈrɛd ˌtʃɪp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., chip n.²

Etymology: < red adj. + chip n.² (compare chip n.² 10a). Compare blue chip n.

Originally U.S.

a. A red counter used in gambling, typically representing a lower sum of money than a blue chip. Cf. blue chip n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > poker > [noun] > chips, etc.

red chip1854

buck1865

poker chip1870

blue chip1873

blue1884

1854 Daily Argus & Democrat (Madison, Wisconsin) 19 Jan. The red chips of any well regulated Faro Bank might be much more conveniently deposited in the place of the irredeemable pledges now required by law.

1927 H. Wiley Manchu Blood 198 Why you no give me dollah blue chips..? You say you have got blue chips. You give me ten-cent red chips.

2001 J. Ellroy Cold Six Thousand lxxxi. 426 Lyle braced a roulette stand. Lyle stacked his chips. Red chips—hundreds—two G's.

b. Stock Market. A stock considered to be a good investment, but less reliable than a blue chip. Frequently attributive. Cf. blue chip n. 2.

ΚΠ

1929 Wall St. Jrnl. 23 Oct. 2/2 Some [blue chip] stocks have fallen into the red chip class and others have fallen from the red chip to the white chip list.

1965 Independent (Long Beach, Calif.) 4 June a20 (cartoon caption) I just bought fifty shares of red chip stock.

1999 Independent (Nexis) 11 Aug. (Business section) 16 Most of the big hitters turned into red chips as the sell-off left only eight stocks higher on the day... BP's modest rise was a good performance when compared to other blue chips.

2. [With punning allusion to blue chip n. 1; compare red adj. 18.] Stock Market. The stock of a company based in a communist country, now esp. China. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > stock > types of

joint stock1615

fancya1652

water stock1675

Bank stock1694

India stock1702

government stock1734

inscription1800

gas stock1820

railway stock1836

common stock1852

floater1871

blue chip1874

trunks1892

traction1896

omnium1902

mummy1903

motors1908

rollover1947

blue-chipper1953

red chip1968

large-cap1982

small cap1984

1968 Wall St. Jrnl. 11 July 1/5 (heading) Red-chip stocks? A Yugoslav experiment points toward a stock market.

1993 Economist 26 June 101/3 [He] reckons that investors should stay out of red chips, which are basically speculative plays on China's economy.

2002 Euromoney (Electronic ed.) Sept. 244 International investors are primarily active on stocks traded out of Hong Kong like ‘H’ shares or red chips.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	red chip
释义	red chipn. Brit. /ˌrɛd ˈtʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈrɛd ˌtʃɪp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: red adj., chip n.² Etymology: < red adj. + chip n.² (compare chip n.² 10a). Compare blue chip n. Originally U.S. 1. a. A red counter used in gambling, typically representing a lower sum of money than a blue chip. Cf. blue chip n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > poker > [noun] > chips, etc. red chip1854 buck1865 poker chip1870 blue chip1873 blue1884 1854 Daily Argus & Democrat (Madison, Wisconsin) 19 Jan. The red chips of any well regulated Faro Bank might be much more conveniently deposited in the place of the irredeemable pledges now required by law. 1927 H. Wiley Manchu Blood 198 Why you no give me dollah blue chips..? You say you have got blue chips. You give me ten-cent red chips. 2001 J. Ellroy Cold Six Thousand lxxxi. 426 Lyle braced a roulette stand. Lyle stacked his chips. Red chips—hundreds—two G's. b. Stock Market. A stock considered to be a good investment, but less reliable than a blue chip. Frequently attributive. Cf. blue chip n. 2. ΚΠ 1929 Wall St. Jrnl. 23 Oct. 2/2 Some [blue chip] stocks have fallen into the red chip class and others have fallen from the red chip to the white chip list. 1965 Independent (Long Beach, Calif.) 4 June a20 (cartoon caption) I just bought fifty shares of red chip stock. 1999 Independent (Nexis) 11 Aug. (Business section) 16 Most of the big hitters turned into red chips as the sell-off left only eight stocks higher on the day... BP's modest rise was a good performance when compared to other blue chips. 2. [With punning allusion to blue chip n. 1; compare red adj. 18.] Stock Market. The stock of a company based in a communist country, now esp. China. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > stocks, shares, or bonds > [noun] > stock > types of joint stock1615 fancya1652 water stock1675 Bank stock1694 India stock1702 government stock1734 inscription1800 gas stock1820 railway stock1836 common stock1852 floater1871 blue chip1874 trunks1892 traction1896 omnium1902 mummy1903 motors1908 rollover1947 blue-chipper1953 red chip1968 large-cap1982 small cap1984 1968 Wall St. Jrnl. 11 July 1/5 (heading) Red-chip stocks? A Yugoslav experiment points toward a stock market. 1993 Economist 26 June 101/3 [He] reckons that investors should stay out of red chips, which are basically speculative plays on China's economy. 2002 Euromoney (Electronic ed.) Sept. 244 International investors are primarily active on stocks traded out of Hong Kong like ‘H’ shares or red chips. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1854
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