drawback
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 8
/ˈdɹɔːˌbæk/
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/ˈdɹɔːˌbæk/ · /ˈdɹɔˌbæk/ · [ˈd͡ʒɹɔˌbæk] · [ˈd͡ʒɹɔɹˌbæk] · /ˈdɹɑˌbæk/ · /ˈdɹoːˌbæk/ · /ˈdɹoˌbæk/
Definition of drawback
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
“Poor fuel economy is a common drawback among larger vehicles.”
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noun
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A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
“Poor fuel economy is a common drawback among larger vehicles.”
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A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
“East-India goods, not specifically and particularly rated, are to be liable to duties and drawbacks on the value, to be taken by the gross price at the company's public sales.”
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The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette, viewed as a skill of the practised smoker.
“‘I wanta learn to do the drawback better than Swiftie.’”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From draw + back. Compare setback.
Words you can make from drawback
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5 words4-letter words
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1 extension · 1 back
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