MAKEWEIGHT


Meaning of MAKEWEIGHT in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

1.

a. : something thrown into a scale to bring the weight to a desired value

b. : a thing or a person of little worth or independent value thrown into a gap or empty place to fill out a whole

some of the stories in the collection are mere makeweights

2. : counterweight , counterpoise

America's power as a makeweight in the international scales — J.R.Chamberlain

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