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 some cases, though, it's being used as a bargaining chip, with buyers and sellers negotiating who pays the buyer's fee.
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Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
That chunk of Kursk could be a valuable bargaining chip for Kyiv in any future negotiations with Moscow.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Set largely on a French Polynesian island that has become an unlikely bargaining chip in a battle over the future of humanity, the novel shifts across a group of scholars, entrepreneurs, artists and oceanographers.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
Holding Kursk as a bargaining chip, expanding strikes, and putting economic pressure on Russia could significantly strengthen Ukraine’s hand, assuming Ukraine can also hold the line, exhaust Russia’s offensive potential, and withstand Russia’s strike campaign this winter.
—Michael Kofman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2024
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Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
That chunk of Kursk could be a valuable bargaining chip for Kyiv in any future negotiations with Moscow.
—David Axe, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
Set largely on a French Polynesian island that has become an unlikely bargaining chip in a battle over the future of humanity, the novel shifts across a group of scholars, entrepreneurs, artists and oceanographers.
—Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
Holding Kursk as a bargaining chip, expanding strikes, and putting economic pressure on Russia could significantly strengthen Ukraine’s hand, assuming Ukraine can also hold the line, exhaust Russia’s offensive potential, and withstand Russia’s strike campaign this winter.
—Michael Kofman, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2024
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“Bargaining chip.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bargaining%20chip. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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