drawback

  • 11drawback — ► NOUN ▪ a disadvantage or problem …

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  • 12drawback — [drô′bak΄] n. ☆ 1. money paid back from a charge previously made; refund, esp. of import duties when the taxed commodities are later exported 2. anything that prevents or lessens full satisfaction; shortcoming …

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  • 13drawback — A tax or duty rebate on imported goods that are exported at a later date. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary One of the two variants of the inward processing procedure under which the import duties are paid at release for free circulation and… …

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  • 14Drawback — This article is about a drawback in commerce. For other uses, see Drawback (disambiguation). Drawback, in law in commerce, paying back a duty previously paid on exporting excisable articles or on re exporting foreign goods. The object of a… …

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  • 15drawback — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, main, major, real, serious, significant ▪ minor, slight ▪ obvious …

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  • 16drawback — UK [ˈdrɔːˌbæk] / US [ˈdrɔˌbæk] noun [countable] Word forms drawback : singular drawback plural drawbacks a feature of something that makes it less useful than it could be drawback of/to: The main drawback of the scheme is its expense …

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  • 17drawback — draw|back [ˈdro:bæk US ˈdro: ] n a disadvantage of a situation, plan, product etc ▪ It s a great city the only drawback is the weather. drawback of/to (doing) sth ▪ The main drawback to these products is that they tend to be too salty …

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  • 18drawback — draw|back [ drɔ,bæk ] noun count a feature of something that makes it less useful than it could be: drawback of/to: The main drawback of the scheme is its expense …

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  • 19drawback — [[t]drɔ͟ːbæk[/t]] drawbacks N COUNT A drawback is an aspect of something or someone that makes them less acceptable than they would otherwise be. He felt the apartment s only drawback was that it was too small. Syn: disadvantage …

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  • 20drawback — {n.} Disadvantage; obstacle; hindrance. * /The biggest drawback of Bill s plan is the cost involved./ …

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