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"roman": "nedólik",
"sense": "a disadvantage",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "недо́лік"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "pereškóda",
"sense": "a disadvantage",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "перешко́да"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "a partial refund",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "toldgodtgørelse"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a partial refund",
"word": "palautus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a partial refund",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "drawback"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a partial refund",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Zollrückvergütung"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a partial refund",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "reintegro"
},
{
"code": "es",
"english": "anglicism",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a partial refund",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "drawback"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"drawback"
],
"word": "drawback"
}
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