sop
noun [C usually singular] /sɒp/
/sɑːp/ disapprovingDefinition
› something of little importance or value that is offered to stop complaints or unhappiness: Critics see the increase in defence spending as a sop to the armed forces rather than an improvement of national security.Things of little importance
(Definition of sop noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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