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Makeweight definition: Something added on a scale in order to meet a required weight.
Makeweight definition, n. - A weight added to the scale to reach a required weight; Anything added to fill out a whole.. See more.
Definition of makeweight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 days ago · 2 meanings: 1. something put on a scale to make up a required weight 2. an unimportant person or thing added to make up a lack.... Click for more definitions.
makeweight: Something added on a scale in order to meet a required weight.
Nov 5, 2018 · makeweight (n.) makeweight. (n.) also make-weight, 1690s, "small quantity of something added to make the total reach a certain weight," from make (v.) + weight. Meaning "thing or person of little account made use of" is from 1776. MAKE WEIGHT.
makeweight, n. & adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
