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drawbacks

noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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