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drawback

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Comstock & Theakston Inc.
Nation's leading Duty Drawback Specialists since 1894.
www.dutydrawback.com
Free Duty Drawback Guide
How to establish a program. Estimate your refund on-line.
alliancechb.com

draw⋅back

  [draw-bak]
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–noun
1. a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
2. Commerce. an amount paid back from a charge made.
3. Government. a refund of tariff or other tax, as when imported goods are reexported.
Origin:
1610–20; n. use of v. phrase draw back
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Comstock & Theakston Inc.
Nation's leading Duty Drawback Specialists since 1894.
www.dutydrawback.com
Free Duty Drawback Guide
How to establish a program. Estimate your refund on-line.
alliancechb.com
draw·back   (drô'bāk')   
n.  

  1. A disadvantage or inconvenience. See Synonyms at disadvantage.

  2. A refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes for goods destined for reexport.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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