buyer beware

phrase

Used as a warning to a potential buyer of a product about its defects.

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Meanings

phrase
  1. Used as a warning to a potential buyer of a product about its defects.
  2. broadlyfigurativelyhumorousoftenExhortation for the listener to exercise caution.
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APA

buyer beware. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buyer%20beware

MLA

“buyer beware.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buyer%20beware. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buyer beware,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buyer%20beware.

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