English [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

bargaining chip ( plural bargaining chips )

1. Someone or something used as a leverage in negotiations .
   • 1984 October 21, Walter Mondale , 1984 U.S. Presidential Debate :

     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.

   • 2012 October 27, “Afghanistan: Towards a better land”, in The Economist ‎ ^[1] :

     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.

   • 2022 December 15, Patrick Wintour, “Why Crimea is Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s greatest bargaining chip”, in The Guardian ‎ ^[2] :

     Why Crimea is Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s greatest bargaining chip [title]

Synonyms [ edit ]

• bargaining counter

Translations [ edit ]

See also [ edit ]

• insurance policy