"white chip" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: white chips [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} white chip (plural white chips)
  1. A poker chip of low value. Categories (topical): Poker Synonyms: small potatoes, trifle, modicum Derived forms: pass up like a white chip Related terms: blue chip
    Sense id: en-white_chip-en-noun-qydUWDZY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7
  2. (figuratively) Anything of little significance or worth. Tags: figuratively Synonyms (something of little worth): red cent
    Sense id: en-white_chip-en-noun--qmUIQI9 Disambiguation of 'something of little worth': 11 89

Inflected forms

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