bargaining chip

noun

: something that can be used to gain an advantage when trying to make a deal or an agreement

The workers used the threat of a strike as a bargaining chip in their negotiations.

Examples of bargaining chip in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But such a plan cannot succeed unless civilians are protected now, and access is no longer used as a bargaining chip. —David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025

Regulators in Europe and China will also have to sign off, raising concerns that the deal could become another bargaining chip in tense global relations. —Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025

After the lawsuit was settled, which included Fubo being paid $220 million by Disney-Fox-Warners, execs turned to dealmaking and the Live + TV side of Hulu was seen as an appealing bargaining chip. —Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025

The United States wants to rely less on China, which has used limited on exports of key components in technology manufacturing as a bargaining chip in trade talks. —Chris Megerian, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for bargaining chip

• apostleship
• apprenticeship
• assistantship
• championship
• chancellorship
• citizenship
• companionship
• copartnership
• dictatorship
• directorship
• discipleship
• editorship