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The phrase "a bargaining tool" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to something that is used to gain an advantage in negotiations or discussions.
Example: "In the negotiations, the company used its strong market position as a bargaining tool to secure better terms."
Alternatives: "negotiation leverage" or "bargaining chip".
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Mitsubishi seems to be using the deal as a bargaining tool, analysts said.
Passengers had been used as a bargaining tool on board the plane, where conditions deteriorated badly.
But many market analysts viewed it as a bargaining tool, not an inevitability.
To his credit, Tsipras had all along described the referendum as a bargaining tool.
The Slovenes are using their veto power as a bargaining tool in a trifling border dispute.
We used it as a bargaining tool with her for good behaviour and paid in instalments over four months.
Still, as a bargaining tool, price per square foot has been getting a lot of play in recent months.
Never withhold your rent as a bargaining tool – that could give your landlord grounds to evict you.
Never issue an ultimatum unless you can safely carry it out and never use love as a bargaining tool.
"The North Koreans have learned how to use irrationality as a bargaining tool," a senior American official said Thursday evening.
Merkel, for her part, used Schäuble's exit plan as a bargaining tool, certain that Tsipras would eventually cave in and get rid of Varoufakis.
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