English Explanatory Dictionary

makeweight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight.
  2. Something included to add to the apparent weight or force of an argument.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-makeweight.wav

Word forms

makeweight makeweights make-weight

Etymology

From make + weight.

Related words

butcher's thumb adjectitious
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