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caveat emptor definition - finance
A Latin term that means “let the buyer beware.” It is typically used in reference to consumer transactions.

Webster's New World Finance and Investment Dictionary Copyright © 2003 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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