Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
make-weight
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Companies throw them in as enticing make-weights in their employees' pay packets.
▪ So what of the make-weights, as the presentation suggests we consider them?
Usage examples of "make-weight".
It is the true interest of America to steer clear of European contentions, which she never can do, while by her dependance on Britain, she is made the make-weight in the scale of British politics.