makeweight

• Quelque chose ajouté pour compléter un tout, ou un poids ajouté sur une balance pour atteindre le poids requis.

A noun referring to something added to fill out a whole or to a weight added to a scale to reach a required weight.

1. Filler or supplementC1formal

   Something added to make up a deficiency or to complete a whole, often of lesser value or importance.

   Bouche-trou, appoint

   • The last chapter of the book seemed like a makeweight to reach the required page count.
   • He included a few minor items as makeweights in the shipment.
   • The extra tasks were just makeweights to fill the workday.

   Synonymescompensationfill-infillermake-uppaddingstopgapsupplement

2. Scale weightC1formal

   A small weight added to a scale to bring the total to the desired amount.

   poids d'ajustage

   • The jeweler used a makeweight to balance the scale precisely.
   • A makeweight was necessary to measure the exact quantity of gold.
   • The old scale required a makeweight for accurate readings.

   Synonymescounterbalancecounterpoisecounterweightpoise