caveat emptor
let the buyer beware: the principle that the seller of a product cannot be held responsible for its quality unless it is guaranteed in a warranty.
Origin of caveat emptor
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How to use caveat emptor in a sentence
caveat emptor, this list could go on for another dozen easily.
Lucas Wittmann: Salman Rushdie’s Memoir & Other Favorite Books of 2012 | Lucas Wittmann | December 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMeanwhile you trust at your peril, caveat emptor, your eyes are your market, or words to similar effect.
The Cab of the Sleeping Horse | John Reed ScottSelling the suspicion wronged nobody—he would give no warranty with it—caveat emptor.
Sophy of Kravonia | Anthony Hopecaveat emptor becomes discredited as an unmodified basis of human action.
Creating Capital | Frederick L. Lipmancaveat emptor is the only motto going, and the worst proverb that ever came from dishonest stony-hearted Rome.
Phineas Redux | Anthony Trollope
At such times one would do well to remember the old words caveat emptor.
Oriental Rugs | Walter A. Hawley
British Dictionary definitions for caveat emptor
/ (ˈɛmptɔː) /
the principle that the buyer must bear the risk for the quality of goods purchased unless they are covered by the seller's warranty
Origin of caveat emptor
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Caveat emptor
[ (kav-ee-aht, kah-vee-aht emp-tawr) ]
Latin for “Let the buyer beware.” It means that a customer should be cautious and alert to the possibility of being cheated: “Caveat emptor is the first rule of buying a used car.”
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