- A disadvantage or inconvenience. See synonyms at disadvantage.
- A refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes for goods destined for reexport.
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Rebate of taxes or duties paid on imported goods that have been reexported. It is in effect a government subsidy designed to encourage domestic manufacturers to compete overseas.
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One drawback to picnics at the beach is that sand gets in all the food.
The word drawback can mean:-
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - fejl, fradrag, minus, toldgodtgørelse
Nederlands (Dutch)
bezwaar, aftrek, terugbetaalde accijns/ invoerrechten
Français (French)
n. - inconvénient, désavantage, drawback/remboursement d'un impôt
Deutsch (German)
n. - Nachteil
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μειονέκτημα, ελάττωμα (κν. κουσούρι), ανασταλτικός παράγοντας
Italiano (Italian)
inconveniente, svantaggio
Português (Portuguese)
n. - desvantagem (f)
Русский (Russian)
недостаток, возврат пошлины
Español (Spanish)
n. - desventaja, inconveniente
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nackdel
中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
不利点, 退税
中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不利點, 退稅
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 약점, 고장, 환불금, 공제
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 欠点, 障害, 控除
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) خسارة أو مشكله
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - חיסרון, הפחתה, הישבון, החזרת דמי-מכס, קושי
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