let the buyer beware en · VERB
Etymology
Calque of Latin caveat ēmptor.
Meanings
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(idiomatic, informal) It is the buyer’s responsibility to ensure the soundness of goods or services prior to their purchase.
Why ſhould his own error bind him, rather then the others fraud acquit him? Let the buyer beware, ſaith the old Law-beaten termer.
1645 March 4, John Milton, “Tetrachordon, or Expoſitions upon the four chief place of Scripture which treat of Marriage, or Nullities in Marriage”, in A Complete Collection of the Hiſtorical, Political, and Miſcellaneous Works of John Milton, both Engliſh and Latin, volume 1, published 1698, page 348:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| let the buyer beware | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| let the buyer beware | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| lets the buyer beware | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| letting the buyer beware | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fi ostaja varokoon (buyer's responsibility) · cmn 買者自負 /买者自负 (buyer's responsibility)