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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