emptor
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of emptor
1870–75; < Latin: buyer, equivalent to em ( ere ) to buy + -tor -tor, with intrusive -p-
Example Sentences
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As the phrase goes in Latin — caveat emptor, or “let the buyer beware.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 4, 2024
"This is one of the caveat emptor things that all foreign would-be acquirers should keep in mind."
From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023
The future as he saw it would be a range of options for information, caveat emptor, including everything from ChatGPT to Wikipedia to Reddit to TikTok.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2023
But any deal for Bauer will come with a Caveat emptor — buy at your own risk.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2023
The last typical case that we shall give illustrates the singular application by this more than singular judge of the legal maxim caveat emptor.
From West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas by Thomas, J. J. (John Jacob)
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