let the buyer beware

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. It is the buyer’s responsibility to ensure the soundness of goods or services prior to their purchase.

Word forms

let the buyer beware lets the buyer beware letting the buyer beware

Etymology

Calque of Latin caveat ēmptor.

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