bargaining chip
Definition of bargaining chip
: 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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: an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
: something acquired by or as if by negotiating over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract
: an advantageous purchase
: to negotiate over the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract : haggle
: to come to terms : agree
: to bring to a desired level by bargaining
: a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
: a small piece of food: such as
: a small thin slice of food
: to cut or hew with an edged tool
: to cut or break (a small piece) from something
: to cut or break a fragment from
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