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Meanings of drawback in English

Portuguese
drawback

Refund of duties, taxes and fees collected upon the importation of goods.

drawback

A negative or unwanted consequence or side effect of a solution.

Usage of drawback in English
1
I've used it for several days now and haven't found a drawback.
NY Magazine
2
The drawback, of course, is that it costs money to move here.
The Irish Times
3
But the greatest social media drawback actually comes from the user themselves.
The Irish Times
4
At the conservatively managed steelmaker, age is not seen as a drawback.
Reuters
5
Longer term, tepid U.S. retail interest could be a drawback for Alibaba.
Reuters
6
Their great drawback is the want of permanence in the silver film.
Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science
7
The one garment, I thought, was the only drawback in the scene.
This Is the End
8
One drawback of the situation was the dilapidated state of the house.
Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary
9
The only drawback is that it is rather too hot in winter.
Under Fire: The Story of a Squad
10
The drawback is the lack of incentive when the novelty has passed.
Why Worry?
11
The drawback was that the place had eleven doors to the outside.
The Door Into Summer
12
Then he touches upon the great drawback to all travelling in Italy:-
Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals / In Two Volumes, V...
13
Ah, that LA cross-town traffic: the one drawback no visitor can avoid.
News.com.au
14
The greatest drawback to our new position was the lack of water.
Into the Jaws of Death
15
The depth of harbors seems to be the great drawback at present.
Sinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disasters
16
One drawback was the cold period during the latter part of June.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at th...
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Translations for drawback
Portuguese
drawback
Drawback through the time
Drawback across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common