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noun
a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
Commerce . an amount paid back from a charge made.
Government . a refund of tariff or other tax, as when imported goods are reexported.
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Origin of drawback First recorded in 1610–20; noun use of verb phrase draw back
Words nearby drawback draw a line between ,
draw and quarter ,
draw an inference ,
draw a veil over ,
draw away ,
drawback ,
drawbar ,
drawbar pull ,
drawbench ,
draw blood ,
drawbore
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Words related to drawback defect ,
deficiency ,
difficulty ,
failing ,
fault ,
flaw ,
handicap ,
hindrance ,
hitch ,
impediment ,
imperfection ,
inconvenience ,
obstacle ,
shortcoming ,
snag ,
stumbling block ,
weakness ,
check ,
detriment ,
disability
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The app’s major drawback is that you have to pay for it, but this allows its developers to sustain the platform without ads or data-harvesting.
One of the drawback s of these models is that performance can falter a bit as the bag gets fuller.
Though social media has its drawback s, it enables these products and concepts to reach a wider audience.
The problem, he says, is that forecasting comes in two main categories, and both suffer from substantial drawback s.
The drawback was that the terrain in front of Bradley made success very costly.
There could be business drawback on investment in the country.
Larry King, for one, said his successor also suffered from a completely different drawback .
However, there is a major drawback : You have to remember it.
Another drawback : These plants are huge, which can cause all sorts of problems.
The chief drawback is the want of knowledge and appliances for the proper curing of the leaf.
There is no wood of any size to be procured among the islands, which is a great drawback upon its utility as a port.
The two financial privileges enjoyed by the Press were the 'drawback ' of 1d a lb.
The only drawback was the Toby dog's developing a tendency to howl in the wrong place.
The only drawback was that eating them produced great thirst, which is much more difficult to bear than hunger.
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British Dictionary definitions for drawback
noun
a disadvantage or hindrance
a refund of customs or excise duty paid on goods that are being exported or used in the production of manufactured exports
verb draw back (intr, adverb often foll by from )
to retreat; move backwards
to turn aside from an undertaking
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Other Idioms and Phrases with drawback
1 Retreat, as in The heckler drew back into the crowd to avoid being identified . [c. 1300]
2 Withdraw from an undertaking, as in I was too deeply committed to draw back now . [Mid-1800s]
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