Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps


Noun: caveat emptor  'key-vee,at 'emp,tor
  1. A commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality

Derived forms: caveat emptors

Type of: maxim, precept, principle

Encyclopedia: Caveat emptor

Nearest

cavalry sword
cavalryman
cavatina
cave
cave bat
cave dweller
cave in
cave man
cave myotis
caveat
caveat emptor
Cavell
caveman
Cavendish
caver
cavern
cavern out
cavernous
cavernous sinus
cavesson
cavetto