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Makeweight
Makeweight meaning
Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight. | Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.
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Example sentences (2)
Barca had hoped to sell Ivan Rakitic, but the Croatian wanted to stay and was unwilling to be used as a makeweight in the Neymar deal.
Since arriving as a makeweight in the deal to take Alexis Sanchez to Manchester United, Mkhitaryan has flattered to deceive in the way that inconsistent playmakers tend to do.