Blue-sky

Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective

Meaning

Alternative form of blue-skies..

Definitions by Sense

1. Alternative form of blue-skies.
2. (US, finance, dated) Involving or relating to fake stocks and bonds.
3. (transitive, business) To engage in blue-sky thinking about.

Example Sentences

blue-sky research

In most sessions, there will be some "blue-sky" bargaining or ridiculous demands. It is better that these demands be carefully sidetracked than met head-on with ridicule.

If the stakeholders say they want “blue-sky thinking,” you can use carefully selected exploratory concepts to test your blue-sky ideas and watch their reactions.

In that connection, when he is heard, I wish you would ask Mr. Commissioner Thompson in regard to his experience with the blue-sky cases; that is, the issuance of fake stock.

Senator KENYON. Do you have any blue-sky laws in Illinois? Mr. FORGAN. Yes, sir; we have. Senator KENYON. Are they pretty satisfactory in preventing the fake stock?

We looked at everything, blue-skied it. We have a different organization than the Air Force, you know. They push it all to the base level with some central direction from the top and some direction from the major command. Ours essentially is technical direction, financial management from the top […]

Maryville Technologies' stated commitments reads: “We will listen carefully to our clients and learn their technical and business needs to serve them well.” Maryville Technologies did just that with techies.com. “We sat down and blue-skied it," says Gibbons, who spearheaded the engagement.

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• blue-skies
• blue-skying
• blue-skied

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