bargaining chip en · NOUN
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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:Why Crimea is Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s greatest bargaining chip [title]
2022 December 15, Patrick Wintour, “Why Crimea is Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s greatest bargaining chip”, in The Guardian: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:
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bargaining chips | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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de Teil der Verhandlungsmasse (leverage at negotiations) · nl onderhandelingsmiddel (leverage at negotiations) · nl ruilmiddel (leverage at negotiations) · nl onderhandelingstroef (leverage at negotiations) · hu alkualap (leverage at negotiations) · pl karta przetargowa (leverage at negotiations) · fi pelimerkki (leverage at negotiations) · fr monnaie d'échange (leverage at negotiations) · pl karta atutowa (leverage at negotiations) · es ficha negociable (leverage at negotiations) · de Druckmittel (leverage at negotiations) · fi neuvotteluvaltti (leverage at negotiations)