Synonyms for caveat emptor
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kav-ee-aht emp-tawr, -at, kah-vee-, key-; Latin kah-we-aht emp-tohr |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæv iˌɑt ˈɛmp tɔr, -ˌæt, ˈkɑ vi-, keɪ-; Latin ˈkɑ wɛˌɑt ˈɛmp toʊr |
Définition of caveat emptor
Origin :- Latin, literally "let the buyer beware;" see caveat and second element of exempt (adj.).
- noun let the buyer beware
- The doctrine of caveat emptor would apply in that case, too.
- Extract from : « The Competitive Nephew » by Montague Glass
- But there is 123something in Latin about caveat emptor, which is short for “Let the buyer beware!”
- Extract from : « Wunpost » by Dane Coolidge
- "Caveat emptor" is the only rule by which fair rents may be reached.
- Extract from : « The Landleaguers » by Anthony Trollope
- There is no proverb more common than that of "caveat emptor."
- Extract from : « The Landleaguers » by Anthony Trollope
- Does the rule of Caveat Emptor apply if the seller expressly warrants the goods sold?
- Extract from : « Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 3 » by Various
- He seems to have been the first prominent man in the United States to abandon that legal wheeze, "Caveat emptor."
- Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) » by Elbert Hubbard
- Behind that legal Latin maxim, "Caveat emptor," the merchant stood for centuries, safely entrenched.
- Extract from : « Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 11 (of 14) » by Elbert Hubbard
- The old trading doctrine of caveat emptor, or let the buyer beware, is no longer relied on by reputable merchants.
- Extract from : « United States Steel » by Arundel Cotter
- Caveat emptor has become a phrase thrust out of good merchandising.
- Extract from : « The Romance of a Great Store » by Edward Hungerford
- For nearly four thousand years, perhaps longer, caveat emptor ruled the hard world of barter.
- Extract from : « The Romance of a Great Store » by Edward Hungerford
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