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Definition of makeweight noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

makeweight

noun
 
/ˈmeɪkweɪt/
 
/ˈmeɪkweɪt/
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  1. an unimportant person or thing that is only added or included in something in order to make it the correct number, quantity, size, etc.
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