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 fact, the creation of the recycling symbol on plastic products, utilizing the 1–7 polymer grade scale, was a push from industry as a bargaining chip to stop state governments from instituting plastic bans and creating mandatory recycling standards.
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Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 22 May 2025
Within an outlying mining operation, a Mechanist mourning the murder of her husband is bestowed a strange pet as part of a bargaining chip from a dishonorable alien race.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 May 2025
Despite the ransom payment, Joly did not want to give up his bargaining chip for his freedom, several sources previously told the Miami Herald.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
That has made Nvidia’s role in the global AI race more precarious, potentially making the company a key bargaining chip in future trade negotiations for Trump.
—Chris Eudaily,kristina Partsinevelos, CNBC, 14 May 2025
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Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 22 May 2025
Within an outlying mining operation, a Mechanist mourning the murder of her husband is bestowed a strange pet as part of a bargaining chip from a dishonorable alien race.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 May 2025
Despite the ransom payment, Joly did not want to give up his bargaining chip for his freedom, several sources previously told the Miami Herald.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
That has made Nvidia’s role in the global AI race more precarious, potentially making the company a key bargaining chip in future trade negotiations for Trump.
—Chris Eudaily,kristina Partsinevelos, CNBC, 14 May 2025
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“Bargaining chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bargaining%20chip. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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