drawback
[ draw-bak ]
/ ˈdrɔˌbæk /
noun
a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
Commerce.
an amount paid back from a charge made.
Government.
a refund of tariff or other tax, as when imported goods are reexported.
Origin of drawback
First recorded in 1610–20; noun use of verb phrase
draw back
Words nearby drawback
draw weight,
draw-gate,
draw-loom,
draw-out table,
drawability,
drawback,
drawbar,
drawbar pull,
drawbench,
drawbore,
drawboy
British Dictionary definitions for draw back
drawback
/ (ˈdrɔːˌbæk) /
noun
a disadvantage or hindrance
a refund of customs or excise duty paid on goods that are being exported or used in the production of manufactured exports
verb draw back (intr, adverb often foll by from)
to retreat; move backwards
to turn aside from an undertaking
Idioms and Phrases with draw back
draw back
Retreat, as in The heckler drew back into the crowd to avoid being identified. [c. 1300]
Withdraw from an undertaking, as in I was too deeply committed to draw back now. [Mid-1800s]