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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

/ ˈɔːˌæ /

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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of drawback1

First recorded in 1610–20; noun use of verb phrase draw back
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