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draw·back

   [draw-bak]
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.
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Origin:
1610–20; noun use of verb phrase draw back
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drawback (ˈdrɔːˌbæk)
 
—n
1.  a disadvantage or hindrance
2.  a refund of customs or excise duty paid on goods that are being exported or used in the production of manufactured exports
 
—vb (often foll by from)
3.  to retreat; move backwards
4.  to turn aside from an undertaking

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drawback
"hindrance, disadvantage,"1720, from draw + back. The notion is of something that "holds back" success or activity.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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