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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
General condemnations of antisemitism combined with caveats—“and Islamophobia,” “and all forms of hatred”—don’t count.
While that may suggest there was a spike in reader interest amid the political maelstrom coming out of Washington in recent months, there are caveats.
Walmsley did give the caveat that Pinterest could be looking for new cloud infrastructure providers, which indicates an increasingly competitive cloud landscape.
The earliest a divorced spouse can get survivor benefits is 60 years old, or 50 if the person is disabled, but claiming early does come with a caveat – a big one.
Spain and the Nordic countries support the 2040 proposal, as does Germany -- with some caveats.
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