About The Word Drawback
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Drawback
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What's The Definition Of Drawback?
[n] the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"
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1. A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value,
success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance;
objectionable feature.
The avarice of Henry VII . . . . must be deemed a
drawback from the wisdom ascribed to him. --Hallam.
2. (Com.) Money paid back or remitted; especially, a certain
amount of duties or customs, sometimes the whole, and
sometimes only a part, remitted or paid back by the
government, on the exportation of the commodities on which
they were levied. --M`Culloch.
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