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widow-and-orphan stock
wid·ow-and-or·phan stock (plural wid·ow-and-or·phan stocks)


noun 
Definition:
 
stock of dependable company: stock in a company considered highly unlikely ever to encounter financial difficulties or to cease paying substantial dividends
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