caveat emptor

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  1. noun The axiom or principle in commerce that the buyer alone is responsible for assessing the quality of a purchase before buying.

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  1. From Latin caveat ēmptor, let the buyer beware : caveat, third person sing. present subjunctive of cavēre, to beware + ēmptor, buyer.
 

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