Definitions

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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“It comes back to caveat emptor,” Kipling said.

From Salon

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

From Seattle Times

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

From Reuters

Graced by gospel harmonies, “Disappearing” offers caveat emptor for the kind of tortured artists who might try dipping into the Mississippi.

From New York Times

“If their message is essentially caveat emptor,” he said, “then our client is really doing a service by warning people that this is how they treat mental health records.”

From New York Times