drawback — meaning in English

English meaning

• drawback noun A disadvantage or downside to something otherwise good.

Senses

drawback is used for these senses in English:

• drawback A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
• drawback The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette, viewed as a skill of the practised smoker.

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