[kav-ee-aht emp-tawr, -at, kah-vee-, key-; Lat. kah-we-aht emp-tohr] 
.| 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. |
| caveat emp·tor (ěmp'tôr') 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.] |
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.”
Caveat Emptor
Another way to say, "let the buyer beware."
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In other words, consumers need to know their rights and be vigilant in avoiding scams.
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caveat emptor
(Latin: "let the buyer beware"), in the law of commercial transactions, principle that the buyer purchases at his own risk in the absence of an express warranty in the contract
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