Thesaurus: drawback

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1. n. A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value, success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance; objectionable feature.
2. n. 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.
3. n. the quality of being a hindrance
4. 1. A lose of advantage, or deduction from profit, value, success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance; objectionable feature. The avaridrawback from the wisdom ascribed to him. Hallam. 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
5. Money paid back or remitted; especially, a certain amount ofduties or customs, sometimes the whole, and sometimes only a part,remitted or paid back by the government, on the exportation of thecommodities on which they were levied. M
6. n:100 n. the quality of being a hindrance