emptor

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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

But any deal for Bauer will come with a Caveat emptor — buy at your own risk.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2023

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

Caveat emptor is the only motto going, and the worst proverb that ever came from dishonest stony-hearted Rome.

From Phineas Redux by Trollope, Anthony