0 something that someone else wants that you are willing to lose in order to reach an agreement:
Missiles were used as a bargaining chip in negotiations for economic aid.
1 something that one side can use to persuade the other side to reach an agreement:
2 something that you offer to give to someone else when you are trying to reach an agreement with them, in order to reach a deal or get an advantage for yourself:
The Secretary of State announced $100 million of new funding as a new bargaining chip in the negotiations.
Agriculture remains a bargaining chip in trade agreements.
Shalit's case should not become a bargaining chip.
Constance was not betrothed until she was thirty, which is unusual for a princess whose marriage was an important dynastic bargaining chip.
Paul is lacking in social skills and survival skills because his parents only see him as a bargaining chip in their quarrel.
Or the difficulty seems more like an excuse, or a bargaining chip for the courts.
An issue of no substantial importance in itself is an excellent bargaining chip in negotiations among the member countries.
In such circumstances, patient care becomes another bargaining chip in compensation negotiations.
Human rights are too important to be used as a bargaining chip in interinstitutional negotiations.
