Associations to the word «Drawback»

Wiktionary

DRAWBACK, noun. A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
DRAWBACK, noun. A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.

Dictionary definition

DRAWBACK, noun. The quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.