caveat emptor
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caveat emp·tor
(ĕmp′tôr′)n.
The axiom or principle in commerce that the buyer alone is responsible for assessing the quality of a purchase before buying.
[From Latin caveat ēmptor, let the buyer beware : caveat, third person sing. present subjunctive of cavēre, to beware + ēmptor, buyer.]
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caveat emptor
(ˈɛmptɔː)n
(Law) the principle that the buyer must bear the risk for the quality of goods purchased unless they are covered by the seller's warranty
[Latin: let the buyer beware]
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ca′veat emp′tor
(ˈɛmp tɔr) let the buyer beware: the principle that the seller of a product cannot be held responsible for its quality unless it is guaranteed in a warranty.
[1515–25; < Latin]
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caveat emptor
A Latin phrase meaning let the buyer beware, used to mean the idea that a buyer must not assume that the quality of a purchase is guaranteed .
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Noun 1. caveat emptor - a commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality
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caveat emptor
n (Jur) → Ausschluss m → der Gewährleistung
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