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Definition of caveat emptor noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

caveat emptor

noun

NAmE//ˌkæviɑt ˈɛmptɔr//

, NAmE//ˌkæviætˈɛmptɔr//

, NAmE//ˌkɑviɑtˈɛmptɔr//

(from Latin)

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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