caveat emptor

phrase
/ˈkeɪ.viˌæt ˈɛmp.tɔ(ɹ)/UK/ˈkæv.iˌɑt ˈɛmp.tɔɹ/US

Etymology

Latin for “buyer beware”; from Latin caveat (“may he / she / subject-noun beware”), the third-person subjunctive of caveō (“to beware”) + ēmptor (“buyer”).

  1. derived from for “buyer beware”; from Latin caveat — “may he / she / subject-noun beware

Definitions

  1. Used as a warning to anyone purchasing something that there may be unforeseen problems or…

    Used as a warning to anyone purchasing something that there may be unforeseen problems or faults with the item that is purchased.

  2. A provision of Roman law which gave the seller of a house the legal right to keep quiet…

    A provision of Roman law which gave the seller of a house the legal right to keep quiet about any defects of the house.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA