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ca·ve·at emp·tor    Audio Help   [kav-ee-aht emp-tawr, -at, kah-vee-, key-; Lat. kah-we-aht emp-tohr] Pronunciation Key.
–noun
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: 1515–25; < L]
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caveat emp·tor    Audio Help   (ěmp'tôr')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The axiom or principle in commerce that the buyer alone is responsible for assessing the quality of a purchase before buying.


[From Latin caveat ēmptor, let the buyer beware : caveat, third person sing. present subjunctive of cavēre, to beware + ēmptor, buyer.]

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caveat emptor

noun
a commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality 

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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.”


[Chapter:] Business and Economics


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