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.
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The facility won’t be completed in time for training camp, but Stevens said the promise of improved facilities was a crucial bargaining chip.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The Naked Maxi Dress Barely there gowns are more popular than ever–on the runways at Paris Fashion Week and on the red carpets of awards season–as the ultimate bargaining chip to the attention economy.
—Chloé Versabeau, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
If Orbán is reelected, the EU could use that funding as a bargaining chip to extract concessions such as lifting his veto of the $104 billion to Ukraine, Hegedus said.
—Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
If Orbán is reelected, the EU could use that funding as a bargaining chip to extract concessions such as lifting his veto of the 90 billion euros to Ukraine, Hegedűs said.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
The Naked Maxi Dress Barely there gowns are more popular than ever–on the runways at Paris Fashion Week and on the red carpets of awards season–as the ultimate bargaining chip to the attention economy.
—Chloé Versabeau, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
If Orbán is reelected, the EU could use that funding as a bargaining chip to extract concessions such as lifting his veto of the $104 billion to Ukraine, Hegedus said.
—Sam McNeil, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
If Orbán is reelected, the EU could use that funding as a bargaining chip to extract concessions such as lifting his veto of the 90 billion euros to Ukraine, Hegedűs said.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
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