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CAVEAT EMPTOR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does caveat emptor mean?
• CAVEAT EMPTOR (noun)
The noun CAVEAT EMPTOR has 1 sense:
1. a commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality
Familiarity information: CAVEAT EMPTOR used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("caveat emptor" is a kind of...):
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