- makeweight make·weight n
- ['meɪkˌweɪt]
(thing) cosa aggiunta per completare un insieme, (person)
I'm only in the team as a sort of makeweight — sono nella squadra solo per far numero
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
makeweight make·weight n
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make|weight — «MAYK WAYT», noun. 1. anything added to make up for some lack: »Even a “good” Budget next month may prove no more than a temporary makeweight (Sunday Times). SYNONYM(S): offset. 2. something put on a scale to complete a required weight;… … Useful english dictionary
Makeweight — Make weight , n. That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
makeweight — (n.) also make weight, 1690s, small quantity of something added to make the total reach a certain weight, from MAKE (Cf. make) (v.) + WEIGHT (Cf. weight). MAKE WEIGHT. A small candle: a term applied to a little slender man. [ Dictionary of… … Etymology dictionary
makeweight — make•weight [[t]ˈmeɪkˌweɪt[/t]] n. 1) something put in a scale to complete a required weight 2) anything added to supply a lack • Etymology: 1685–95 … From formal English to slang
makeweight — make|weight [ meık,weıt ] noun count someone or something included to make a number or amount complete … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
makeweight — ► NOUN 1) something put on a scale to make up the required weight. 2) an extra person or thing needed to complete something … English terms dictionary
makeweight — [māk′wāt΄] n. 1. anything added to a scale to complete the required weight 2. an unimportant person or thing added to make up some lack … English World dictionary
makeweight — noun a) Something of inferior quality which is included in a shipment to make up the weight. I would advise you to accept these as an instalment of a volume, (they are not big enough to make one themselves) with the promise that the stories to… … Wiktionary
makeweight — n. 1 a small quantity or thing added to make up the full weight. 2 an unimportant extra person. 3 an unimportant point added to make an argument seem stronger … Useful english dictionary
makeweight — noun 1》 something put on a scale to make up the required weight. 2》 an unimportant person or thing that is only included to complete something … English new terms dictionary
balance — Synonyms and related words: Swiss bank account, accommodate, accord, account, account current, account rendered, account stated, adjust, afterglow, afterimage, agree, amount to, analogize, analogousness, aplomb, arrangement, assess, assets,… … Moby Thesaurus
