drawback

IPA: drˈɔbæk

noun

  • A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
  • A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
  • The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette.

draw back

IPA: drˈɔbˈæk

verb

  • to retreat from a position
  • to move backwards
  • to withdraw from an undertaking
  • to pull something back or apart

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