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drawback

[ draw-bak ]

noun

  1. a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
  2. Commerce. an amount paid back from a charge made.
  3. Government. a refund of tariff or other tax, as when imported goods are reexported.


drawback

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noun

  1. a disadvantage or hindrance
  2. a refund of customs or excise duty paid on goods that are being exported or used in the production of manufactured exports
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to retreat; move backwards
  2. to turn aside from an undertaking
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of drawback1

First recorded in 1610–20; noun use of verb phrase draw back
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"That shouldn't be a barrier for victims. But a busy workload is one of the drawbacks of some of the civil orders available to us."

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