emptor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of emptor
1870–75; < Latin: buyer, equivalent to em ( ere ) to buy + -tor -tor, with intrusive -p-
Example Sentences
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Either I’m right and you made money, or you learned the first rule of capitalism: “Caveat emptor” isn’t Latin for “trust the guy with the column.”
From MarketWatch
“It comes back to caveat emptor,” Kipling said.
From Salon
Caveat emptor: Some films our panelists pick to get in the race haven’t yet been released to the public.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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