Drawback meaning

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The definition of a drawback is a disadvantage or negative feature.

An example of drawback is not being near bathrooms while camping.

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A refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes for goods destined for reexport.
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A disadvantage or inconvenience.
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Money paid back from a charge previously made; refund, esp. of import duties when the taxed commodities are later exported.
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A rebate given by a government on duties or taxes that were paid on imported goods that were used to create other goods, or repackaged and exported again.
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Anything that prevents or lessens full satisfaction; shortcoming.
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A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.

Poor fuel economy is a common drawback among larger vehicles.

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A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
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Origin of drawback

Drawback Sentence Examples

  • Boiling under reduced pressure has one very serious drawback, viz.

  • The chief drawback of the climate is an excess of rain in some parts, especially in the west.

  • The only drawback to the climate is the prevalence of high cold winds in winter.

  • There is, however, one (not insuperable) drawback in the use of the electric furnace for the smelting of pure metals.

  • This drawback has been overcome by the construction of " pluspressure " furnaces (figs.

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