caveat emptor
Used as a warning to anyone purchasing something that there may be unforeseen problems…Used as a warning to anyone purchasing something that there may be unforeseen problems or faults with the item that is purchased.
UK/ˈkeɪ.viˌæt ˈɛmp.tɔ(ɹ)/US/ˈkæv.iˌɑt ˈɛmp.tɔɹ/
Meaning
2 sensesUsed as a warning to anyone purchasing something that there may be unforeseen problems or faults with the item that is purchased.
(historical)A provision of Roman law which gave the seller of a house the legal right to keep quiet about any defects of the house.
Origin
Latin for “buyer beware”; from Latin caveat (“may he / she / subject-noun beware”), the thLatin for “buyer beware”; from Latin caveat (“may he / she / subject-noun beware”), the third-person subjunctive of caveō (“to beware”) + ēmptor (“buyer”).
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