bargaining chip: leverage in the form of an inducement or a concession useful in successful negotiations
leverage: strategic advantage; power to act effectively
chrysophyta: mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta