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.

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.

noun

An unfavorable condition, circumstance, or characteristic: detriment, disadvantage, handicap, minus. See help/harm/harmless.

n

Definition: disadvantage
Antonyms: advantage, benefit, boon, extra, perfection

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IN BRIEF: A condition that makes something difficult.

One drawback to picnics at the beach is that sand gets in all the food.

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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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