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bargaining chip

bargaining chip noun: someone or something used as a leverage in negotiations.

Noun

bargaining chip (plural bargaining chips)

  1. Someone or something used as a leverage in negotiations.
    • As a matter of fact, we have a vast range of technology and weaponry right now that provides all the bargaining chips that we need.1984 October 21, Walter Mondale, 1984 U.S. Presidential Debate
    • The money separately pledged to the security forces must not become a bargaining chip — it was after Russia cut off such cash that the government in Kabul fell in 1992.2012 October 27, “Afghanistan: Towards a better land”, in The Economist

Synonyms of bargaining chip

Forms of bargaining chip

pluralbargaining chips

Questions about bargaining chip

What does bargaining chip mean?
Bargaining chip means someone or something used as a leverage in negotiations.
What part of speech is bargaining chip?
Bargaining chip is a noun.
What is the plural of bargaining chip?
The plural of bargaining chip is bargaining chips.

Words near bargaining chip in the dictionary

  1. bargainees
  2. bargainer
  3. bargainers
  4. bargaining
  5. bargaining away
  6. bargaining chip
  7. bargaining chips
  8. bargaining counter
  9. bargaining counters
  10. bargaining for
  11. bargaining on

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