makeweight

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Disrespected and disregarded, jeered by fans and dismissed by managers, he was eventually used as a makeweight in a player exchange with second-tier Sao Paulo side Mogi Mirim.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2021

As Manchester City launched its ultimately unsuccessful attempts to sign a marquee striker during the transfer window, one player was regularly touted as a makeweight in negotiations.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2021

For many readers they’re makeweight puffery, eminently skippable, a lot of throat-clearing and flapdoodle.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2019

They did get winger Antonio Núñez as part of the deal but he proved to be a makeweight on the pitch too.

From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2015

If you climb straight you’ll end with an appointment of Physician-in-Ordinary and a knighthood thrown in as makeweight.

From The Seven Secrets by Le Queux, William