Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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phrase
Used as a warning to anyone purchasing something that there may be unforeseen problems or faults with the item that is purchased.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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phrase
A provision of Roman law which gave the seller of a house the legal right to keep quiet about any defects of the house.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: business, commerce, commercial, law
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noun
a commercial principle that without a warranty the buyer takes upon himself the risk of quality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: principle, precept
History
Latin for “buyer beware”; from Latin caveat (“may he / she / subject-noun beware”), the third-person subjunctive of caveō (“to beware”) + ēmptor (“buyer”).
