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Definition: Caveat Emptor |
Caveat EmptorNoun1. A commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Economics | Let the buyer beware, which is to say the purchaser buys at his own risk. (references) |
Finance | Latin for "let the buyer beware." It refers to the sale of something of value, without a warranty from the seller. The buyer takes all risk of any loss in case of defects in the item sold. (references) |
Literature | Caveat Emptor The buyer must be responsible for his own free act. Let the buyer keep his eyes open, for the bargain he agrees to is binding. In English law, Chief Justice Tindal modified this rule. He said if the buyer gives notice that he relies on the vendor's judgment, and the vendor warrants the article, then the vendor is bound to furnish an article "reasonable and fit for the purpose required." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Compact | Phrase: caveat emptor. |
Purchase | Phrase: caveat emptor; the customer is always right. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Title |
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Music |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
caveat emptor | 75 |
caveat emptor meaning | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "caveat emptor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Thai | หลักในการซื้อขายที่ผู้ซื้อจะต้องเป็นผู้ที่รับผิ"ชอบในการหาคุ" าพที่บกพร่องของสินค้า. (various references) | |
Turkish | sorumluluğun alıcıya ait olması. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Caveat Emptor" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: caveat empror, caviat emptor, caviet emptor. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-m-o-p-r-t-t-v" | |
-3 letters: evaporate, octameter. | |
-4 letters: acervate, amaretto, attemper, camporee, caveator, copemate, corvette, macerate, mercapto, operetta, overcame, overtame, precavae, racemate, teratoma. | |
-5 letters: acerate, acetate, amreeta, camerae, cavetto, compare, compart, compeer, compere, compete, coveter, cremate, marcato, metopae, ocreate, operate, overact, overapt, overate, overeat, peacoat, pectate, precava, proette, protect, teacart, tempera, tempter, treetop. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Commercial 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Anagrams 7. Bibliography |
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