caveat emptor
/ˌkæviæt ˈemptɔːr/
let the buyer beware; the buyer assumes the risk
caveat emptor in a sentence
“The used car market operates on caveat emptor principles.”
Origin of caveat emptor
Latin: caveat let beware (subjunctive of cavere) + emptor buyer
Related Words
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I think, therefore I am (Descartes' philosophical proposition)
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ergo
therefore; consequently
et cetera (etc.)
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