ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Drawback', Synonyms of 'Drawback' & More on 'Drawback'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

drawback
    n 1: the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the
         drawbacks to my plan"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Drawback \Draw"back`\, n.
   1. A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value,
      success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance;
      objectionable feature.
      [1913 Webster]

            The avarice of Henry VII . . . . must be deemed a
            drawback from the wisdom ascribed to him. --Hallam.
      [1913 Webster]

   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.
      [1913 Webster]

3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

DRAWBACK, com. law. An allowance made by the government to merchants on the 
reexportation of certain imported goods liable to duties, which, in some 
cases, consists of the whole; in others, of a part of the duties which had 
been paid upon the importation. For the various acts of congress which 
regulate drawbacks, see Story, L. U. S. Index, h.t.

Thesaurus Results for DRAWBACK:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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