See Also: Drawback(money)
Drawback(finance)
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drawback(dictionary)
DRAWBACK, com(law)

drawback (iou)



drawback noun & adjective. E17.
[from draw back s.v. DRAW verb.]
A. noun.
A person who draws back or hesitates. Only in E17.
A refund of excise or import duty when the imported item is subsequently exported or used in producing an export. Formerly, the action of getting such a refund. L17.
b. A deduction, a diminution. Foll. by from. M18.
Something that hinders progress or impairs satisfaction; a hindrance, a disadvantage. E18.
P. Warner The greatest drawback to armour was its suffocating effect. D. M. Thomas Except for the major drawback of being apart from her husband, she was busy and contented.
In iron-founding, a removable part of a mould. M19.
The inhalation of smoke from a cigarette etc. Austral. & NZ. M20.
b. attrib. or as adjective. (Having a part) that can be drawn back. E18.