"drawback" meaning in English

See drawback in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹɔːˌbæk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɹɔˌbæk/ [General-American], [ˈd͡ʒɹɔˌbæk] [General-American], [ˈd͡ʒɹɔɹˌbæk] [General-American] (note: intrusive r, New England), /ˈdɹɑˌbæk/ [cot-caught-merger], /ˈdɹoːˌbæk/ [General-Australian], /ˈdɹoˌbæk/ [Philippines] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Jjamesryan-drawback.wav Forms: drawbacks [plural]
Etymology: From draw + back. Compare setback. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|draw|back}} draw + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} drawback (plural drawbacks)
  1. A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away. Synonyms: encumbrance, hindrance, nuisance, malefit Translations (a disadvantage): عائِق (ʕāʔiq) [masculine] (Arabic), недахо́п (njedaxóp) [masculine] (Belarusian), пре́чка (préčka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), затрудне́ние (zatrudnénie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), inconvenient [masculine] (Catalan), desavantatge [masculine] (Catalan), 缺點 (Chinese Mandarin), 缺点 (quēdiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), nevýhoda [feminine] (Czech), zápor [masculine] (Czech), ulempe [common-gender] (Danish), skyggeside [common-gender] (Danish), haitta (Finnish), haittapuoli (Finnish), varjopuoli (Finnish), huono puoli (Finnish), inconvénient [masculine] (French), désavantage (French), უარყოფითი მხარე (uarq̇opiti mxare) (Georgian), ხარვეზი (xarvezi) (Georgian), ნაკლი (naḳli) (Georgian), წუნი (c̣uni) (Georgian), Nachteil [masculine] (German), Minuspunkt [masculine] (German), Schattenseite [feminine] (German), Haken [masculine] (German), hátrány (Hungarian), hátulütő (Hungarian), svantaggio [masculine] (Italian), 欠点 (ketten) (alt: けってん) (Japanese), 결점 (gyeoljeom) (Korean), taumahatanga (Maori), ulempe [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), ulempe [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), wada [feminine] (Polish), desvantagem [feminine] (Portuguese), dezavantaj [neuter] (Romanian), недоста́ток (nedostátok) [masculine] (Russian), изъя́н (izʺján) [masculine] (Russian), desventaja (Spanish), pega [feminine] (Spanish), baksida [common-gender] (Swedish), nackdel [common-gender] (Swedish), недо́лік (nedólik) [masculine] (Ukrainian), перешко́да (pereškóda) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee. Translations (a partial refund): toldgodtgørelse [common-gender] (Danish), palautus (Finnish), drawback [masculine] (French), Zollrückvergütung [feminine] (German), reintegro [masculine] (Spanish), drawback (english: anglicism) [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-drawback-en-noun-6flDtSBM Disambiguation of 'a partial refund': 9 90 1
  3. The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette.
    Sense id: en-drawback-en-noun-rUwfvsXE

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          "sense": "a disadvantage",
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          "sense": "a disadvantage",
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          "sense": "a disadvantage",
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          "ref": "1796, David Steel, New and Complete Tables of the Net Duties payable, and drawbacks allowed, on goods, wares, and merchandises..., page 5:",
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