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caveat
[kav-ee-aht, -at, kah-vee-, key-]
noun
a warning or caution.
Before proceeding with the investment, he was given a caveat about potential risks and volatility in the stock market.
Law., a legal notice to a court or public officer to suspend a certain proceeding until the notifier is given a hearing.
a caveat filed against the probate of a will.
verb (used with or without object)
to give a warning or caution (about information being presented).
The authors of the paper caveated their findings with a reminder that further research would be necessary.
Rather than hedging and caveating, I'll just say what I think.
caveat
/ ˈkeɪvɪˌæt, ˈkæv- /
noun
law a formal notice requesting the court or officer to refrain from taking some specified action without giving prior notice to the person lodging the caveat
a warning; caution
Other Word Forms
- caveated adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of caveat1
Example Sentences
A caveat: This recommendation could change in the coming months as the landscape continues to evolve.
But Israel's prime minister is known as a politician who likes to keep his options as open as possible, for as long as possible, and this is a deal in stages, with caveats built in.
Damar's indignation about his eviction even comes with a scrupulous caveat: "I'm not angry at the tourists. I'm just angry at my own government."
If there was a caveat to numbers that showed the economy, and the labor market, were healthy, it was that the economy was fine for only 70% of Americans — or those with higher incomes.
In speeches and interviews over the past week, they hedged and added caveats to their stance, indicating some reluctance to plant a flag.
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