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

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

Anwar Gargash said the strait, through which 20% of the world's oil passes, cannot be weaponized, and that its security should not be used as a bargaining chip. —Max Burman, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026

The waterway is being used as a geopolitical bargaining chip in the war, with Iran effectively bringing the free flow of oil and liquified natural gas to a halt. —Callum Sutherland, Time, 24 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for bargaining chip

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