caveat emptor

[kav-ee-aht emp-tawr, -at, kah-vee-, key-, kah-we-aht emp-tohr] / ˈkæv iˌɑt ˈɛmp tɔr, -ˌæt, ˈkɑ vi-, keɪ-, ˈkɑ wɛˌɑt ˈɛmp toʊr /

NOUN

let the buyer beware

Synonyms

WEAK

buy at your own risk buyer beware

Example Sentences

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As the phrase goes in Latin — caveat emptor, or “let the buyer beware.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2024

"This is one of the caveat emptor things that all foreign would-be acquirers should keep in mind."

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023

Do you see any universe in which there is a regulatory framework that has the caveat emptor stuff labeled out there the way you guys want it to be?

From Slate • Jan. 21, 2022

She cautioned the public to weigh “both potential benefits and risks,” to which I would add caveat emptor — buyer beware.

From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2021

"In the absence of a specific warranty the same doctrine applies in this as in any other case," he replied sonorously, "and that is the doctrine of caveat emptor."

From The Competitive Nephew by Glass, Montague