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Definition of caveat emptor noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

caveat emptor

 noun
noun
NAmE//ˌkæviɑt ˈɛmptɔr//
 
, NAmE//ˌkæviætˈɛmptɔr//
 
, NAmE//ˌkɑviɑtˈɛmptɔr//
 
(from Latin)
 
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the principle that a person who buys something is responsible for finding any faults in the thing they buy The sale is subject to the caveat emptor principle.
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