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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In Die Hard, Hart Bochner played Nakatomi exec Harry Ellis, who attempts to play it cool with Gruber, offering McClane as a bargaining chip to save his own life.
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Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Additionally, after the governor used telework as a bargaining chip during negotiations this summer, unions saw an opportunity to gain traction on a working condition that labor groups previously had little say in.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
But buying the Breuer turned out to be a valuable projection of strength for Sotheby’s and a bargaining chip over its rivals.
—Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
What To Know Maduro has the ability to offer crude oil shipments, most of which currently flow to China, as a potential bargaining chip if talks with Washington proceed.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
Additionally, after the governor used telework as a bargaining chip during negotiations this summer, unions saw an opportunity to gain traction on a working condition that labor groups previously had little say in.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
But buying the Breuer turned out to be a valuable projection of strength for Sotheby’s and a bargaining chip over its rivals.
—Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 28 Nov. 2025
What To Know Maduro has the ability to offer crude oil shipments, most of which currently flow to China, as a potential bargaining chip if talks with Washington proceed.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bargaining chip
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“Bargaining chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bargaining%20chip. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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