bargaining power
noun [U]Definition
› the power that someone has in discussions with someone else to reach an agreement that is to their advantage: If you are buying a new car with cash, you have great bargaining power. As unemployment drops, workers gain bargaining power. → See also collective bargaining
(Definition of bargaining power noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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