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makeweight

[ UK /mˈe‍ɪkwe‍ɪt/ ]
NOUN
  1. anything added to fill out a whole
    some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights
  2. a weight added to the scale to reach a required weight

How To Use makeweight In A Sentence

  • The Mozart ‘Haffner,’ which serves as a makeweight for Bruckner's Fifth, was recorded in 1976.
  • This came a mere two weeks after Smith was brought to Tayside by Duffy as the makeweight in a £600,000 deal which took Morten Wieghorst to Celtic Park.
  • Glazunov's Reverie was the original makeweight for the fourth side of the Mozart set.
  • Tiny ivory fans were put into tea chests as makeweights and we all associate white ostrich feather with presentation at court.
  • The only way he would join a bigger side is if he was used as a makeweight in a transfer deal.
  • In addition, Graille said United also offered keeper Fabien Barthez as a makeweight during early talks over Ronaldinho's future.
  • And the Wildcats are believed to have targeted promising young loose forward Jamie Langley as a makeweight in any deal.
  • In search of much-needed cohesion in the second half, Benitez sent on Antonio Nunez, the winger who was a makeweight in the deal that took Michael Owen to Real Madrid.
  • It has been mooted, though, that Rangers defender Michael Ball could be a makeweight to ensure the deal looks good on paper for all sides.
  • Hedman filled a void created by Dmitri Kharine's summer contract expiry but the Sweden international is not expected to be just a squad makeweight.
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