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 prisoners quickly became a bargaining chip for Hanoi during the Paris peace talks, which had begun in April 1968.
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Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
But since the Newsom administration used telework as a bargaining chip, SEIU Local 1000 hopes to push back against the return-to-office through the California Public Employment Relations Board.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Right now, the New York Racing Association is using the spacing of the races and using its willingness to move the Belmont Stakes as a bargaining chip with Maryland regarding the TV contract.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
As such, the vouchers appeared to have become a bargaining chip in negotiations with drug companies over their pricing.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
But since the Newsom administration used telework as a bargaining chip, SEIU Local 1000 hopes to push back against the return-to-office through the California Public Employment Relations Board.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Right now, the New York Racing Association is using the spacing of the races and using its willingness to move the Belmont Stakes as a bargaining chip with Maryland regarding the TV contract.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
As such, the vouchers appeared to have become a bargaining chip in negotiations with drug companies over their pricing.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026
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 20 May. 2026.
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