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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Though Cory lets the info slip to Celine as a bargaining chip, another informant spills the beans.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The economic well-being of low-income households in America has now become a bargaining chip.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Now, China is using rare earths as a bargaining chip once more.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
In the past, the Cuban government has used the release of political prisoners as a bargaining chip to obtain concessions from the United States.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
The economic well-being of low-income households in America has now become a bargaining chip.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Now, China is using rare earths as a bargaining chip once more.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2025
In the past, the Cuban government has used the release of political prisoners as a bargaining chip to obtain concessions from the United States.
—Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bargaining chip
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