bargaining chip

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈbargaining ˌchip especially American English, bargaining counter British English noun [countable]  something that one person or group in a business deal or political agreement has, that can be used to gain an advantage in the deal 谈判的筹码

Examples from the Corpus

bargaining chip• Even its original version he had regarded as no more that a bargaining chip.• We are against the use of hostages as bargaining chips.From Longman Business Dictionarybargaining chipˈbargaining ˌchip noun [countable] something that can be used to your advantage during bargainingManagement seemed intent on using potential purchases of new planes as a bargaining chip to win concessions from the pilots.

ˈbargaining ˌchip nounChineseSyllable  

person that Corpus deal one or something group Business a business in or

bargaining chip
ˈbargaining ˌchip especially American English, ˈbargaining ˌcounter British English noun [countable]
something that one person or group in a business deal or political agreement has, that can be used to gain an advantage in the deal

bargaining chipBrE /ˈbɑːɡənɪŋ tʃɪp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɑːrɡənɪŋ tʃɪp/ 🔊 (BrE also ˈbargaining counter) nouna fact or a thing that a person or a group of people can use to get an advantage for themselves when they are trying to reach an agreement with another group 讨价还价的筹码；谈判中的有利条件