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buyer beware

buyer beware phrase: used as a warning to a potential buyer of a product about its defects.

Phrase

buyer beware

  1. Used as a warning to a potential buyer of a product about its defects.
  2. (broadly, figuratively, humorous, often) Exhortation for the listener to exercise caution.

Questions about buyer beware

What does buyer beware mean?
Buyer beware means used as a warning to a potential buyer of a product about its defects.
What part of speech is buyer beware?
Buyer beware is a phrase.

Words near buyer beware in the dictionary

  1. buydown
  2. buydowns
  3. buyed
  4. Buyei
  5. buyer
  6. buyer beware
  7. buyer's market
  8. buyer's markets
  9. buyer's premium
  10. buyer's remorse
  11. buyers

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