Caveat
noun
A warning that certain things have to be considered before action is taken.
He agreed to the deal, but offered a caveat that he'd need to discuss it with his business partner.
Often appears as...
- with the caveat that
- add a caveat
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Formal
noun
A legal notice that a court or public official should not take an action until the opposing party is given a chance to argue against it.
The lawyer entered a caveat to stop the probate of the will.
Often appears as...
- enter a caveat
- legal caveat
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Formal
Technical
noun
A warning that certain things have to be considered before action is taken.
He agreed to the deal, but offered a caveat that he'd need to discuss it with his business partner.
Often appears as...
- with the caveat that
- add a caveat
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A legal notice that a court or public official should not take an action until the opposing party is given a chance to argue against it.
The lawyer entered a caveat to stop the probate of the will.
Often appears as...
- enter a caveat
- legal caveat
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Conditional Agreement
Use 'caveat' to express conditions or concerns when agreeing to something.
She accepted the job offer with the caveat that she could work remotely on Fridays.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Nuance
'Caveat' may sound formal and is often used in business or legal contexts rather than casual conversation.
The sales agreement includes a caveat regarding product delivery timelines.
Pro Tip 3/3Express Caution
'Caveat' is handy when advising someone to think before acting due to possible issues.
I'd like to join your venture, with the caveat that we address potential risks.
Pro Tip 1/3Conditional Agreement
Use 'caveat' to express conditions or concerns when agreeing to something.
She accepted the job offer with the caveat that she could work remotely on Fridays.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Nuance
'Caveat' may sound formal and is often used in business or legal contexts rather than casual conversation.
The sales agreement includes a caveat regarding product delivery timelines.
Pro Tip 3/3Express Caution
'Caveat' is handy when advising someone to think before acting due to possible issues.
I'd like to join your venture, with the caveat that we address potential risks.
Pro Tip 1/3Conditional Agreement
Use 'caveat' to express conditions or concerns when agreeing to something.
She accepted the job offer with the caveat that she could work remotely on Fridays.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Nuance
'Caveat' may sound formal and is often used in business or legal contexts rather than casual conversation.
The sales agreement includes a caveat regarding product delivery timelines.
Pro Tip 3/3Express Caution
'Caveat' is handy when advising someone to think before acting due to possible issues.
I'd like to join your venture, with the caveat that we address potential risks.
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Nirmalya Kumar: India's...
that's where the important market leadership is. Right? And the last thing we point out in this slide, which is, you know, that to this story, there's one caveat. India has the youngest growing population in the world. This demographic dividend is incredible, but paradoxically, there's also the mirage of mighty labor pools.
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Why sleep matters now...
can help and you know if things like chamomile or melatonin and do make you feel better than what I would say is that perhaps the placebo effect is one of the most reliable effects in all of pharmacology so if you do feel as though it's working then perhaps and keep on with that at least with the caveats that
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Morgan Spurlock: The...
So even with that caveat, I knew that someone would buy the naming rights. Now if you'd have asked me that a year ago, I wouldn't have been able to tell you that with any certainty. But in the new project that I'm working on, my new film, we examine the world of marketing, advertising.
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Yuko Munakata: The...
Some people have looked at these findings and concluded that parenting doesn't matter. That you would have become the same person you are today, regardless of who raised you. On the other hand, and really, I should say on the other hands, because there are many caveats to that story,
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The greatest TED Talk...
so even with that caveat I knew that someone would buy the naming rights now if you'd have asked me that a year ago I wouldn't been able to tell you that with any certainty but in the new project that I'm working on my new film we exam in the world of marketing advertising
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Bringing science to life...
with that some of you have been helping finance it some of you have lent your expertise some of you are in it as you will see because we were just about to show a demo of it I just want to say before we show the demo there are two caveats one is there isn't there's a lot
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Bonus Episode: Bicycles,...
to remember this uh i think we're a little too close to like to be right yeah so um with that great with that caveat i mean tensions have been really running high for the last two weeks you know but we're sitting here tonight after all is said and done and the
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What the world can learn...
there are a couple of caveats that are really important to make. The first one is that we're still parsing what happened in China. The information system, as everyone knows, is still relatively closed. And so a lot of the information that we're using
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The data behind...
I want to talk about gender inequality in film. I want to tell you how it is perpetuated, and then I'm going to tell you how we're going to fix it. However, one caveat before I my data are really depressing. So I want to apologize in advance,
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The gift and power of...
and an opportunity to take active steps to shape your life in that direction. When we are open to the difficult emotions, we are able to generate responses that are values-aligned. But there's an important caveat.
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Nirmalya Kumar: India's...
that's where the important market leadership is. Right? And the last thing we point out in this slide, which is, you know, that to this story, there's one caveat. India has the youngest growing population in the world. This demographic dividend is incredible, but paradoxically, there's also the mirage of mighty labor pools.
Video examples
Why sleep matters now...
can help and you know if things like chamomile or melatonin and do make you feel better than what I would say is that perhaps the placebo effect is one of the most reliable effects in all of pharmacology so if you do feel as though it's working then perhaps and keep on with that at least with the caveats that
Video examples
Morgan Spurlock: The...
So even with that caveat, I knew that someone would buy the naming rights. Now if you'd have asked me that a year ago, I wouldn't have been able to tell you that with any certainty. But in the new project that I'm working on, my new film, we examine the world of marketing, advertising.
Video examples
Yuko Munakata: The...
Some people have looked at these findings and concluded that parenting doesn't matter. That you would have become the same person you are today, regardless of who raised you. On the other hand, and really, I should say on the other hands, because there are many caveats to that story,
Video examples
The greatest TED Talk...
so even with that caveat I knew that someone would buy the naming rights now if you'd have asked me that a year ago I wouldn't been able to tell you that with any certainty but in the new project that I'm working on my new film we exam in the world of marketing advertising
Video examples
Bringing science to life...
with that some of you have been helping finance it some of you have lent your expertise some of you are in it as you will see because we were just about to show a demo of it I just want to say before we show the demo there are two caveats one is there isn't there's a lot
Video examples
Bonus Episode: Bicycles,...
to remember this uh i think we're a little too close to like to be right yeah so um with that great with that caveat i mean tensions have been really running high for the last two weeks you know but we're sitting here tonight after all is said and done and the
Video examples
What the world can learn...
there are a couple of caveats that are really important to make. The first one is that we're still parsing what happened in China. The information system, as everyone knows, is still relatively closed. And so a lot of the information that we're using
Video examples
The data behind...
I want to talk about gender inequality in film. I want to tell you how it is perpetuated, and then I'm going to tell you how we're going to fix it. However, one caveat before I my data are really depressing. So I want to apologize in advance,
Video examples
The gift and power of...
and an opportunity to take active steps to shape your life in that direction. When we are open to the difficult emotions, we are able to generate responses that are values-aligned. But there's an important caveat.
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Michael Burry
American Businessman
Americans have so much natural entrepreneurial drive. The caveat is that it is technology that should be a tool making lives better in the real world, and in line with the American spirit of getting better and better at something, whether it's curing cancer or creating a better taxi service.
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Andy Serkis
English Actor
I don't see a difference between playing a performance capture role and a live action role, they're just characters to me at the end of the day and I'm an actor who wants to explore those characters in fantastically written scripts. The only caveat is a good story is a good character.
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Bob Graham
American Politician
The president has undermined trust. No longer will the members of Congress be entitled to accept his veracity. Caveat emptor has become the word. Every member of Congress is on his or her own to determine the truth.
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Marco Rubio
American Politician
Now, look, it's true, Americans do want leaders that will come to Washington, D.C. and work together to get things done, but that comes with a very important caveat, it depends what they're trying to do.
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Tom King
American Author
As ever, I caveat with saying that I don't write about the factual content of my C.I.A. experience. Ever. People who are working hard to save lots of lives depend on me to keep my mouth shut.
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Matthew Hussey
British Celebrity
The truth is men like women who are challenging, and set them standards to live up too. Caveat: This doesn't mean he wants someone to neurotically pick at everything all the time.
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Steven Knight
English Director
I think it is best that if you are the writer you just leave the director to it. With the caveat that you state, 'Be gentle with the script. And if there are changes, consult me.
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Chiranjeevi
Indian Politician
One wants to entertain the audience till the end. Sometimes, the desire is never-dying, as ANR garu once said. The caveat is that one has to be watchful of public reception.
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Lisa Randall
American Physicist
Most physicists like myself won't believe the result until every possible caveat has been investigated and/or the result is confirmed elsewhere.
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Steven Levitt
American Economist
Wall Street is populated by a bunch of people whose primary goal is to make money, and the rules are pretty much caveat emptor.
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Michael Burry
American Businessman
Americans have so much natural entrepreneurial drive. The caveat is that it is technology that should be a tool making lives better in the real world, and in line with the American spirit of getting better and better at something, whether it's curing cancer or creating a better taxi service.
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Andy Serkis
English Actor
I don't see a difference between playing a performance capture role and a live action role, they're just characters to me at the end of the day and I'm an actor who wants to explore those characters in fantastically written scripts. The only caveat is a good story is a good character.
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Bob Graham
American Politician
The president has undermined trust. No longer will the members of Congress be entitled to accept his veracity. Caveat emptor has become the word. Every member of Congress is on his or her own to determine the truth.
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Marco Rubio
American Politician
Now, look, it's true, Americans do want leaders that will come to Washington, D.C. and work together to get things done, but that comes with a very important caveat, it depends what they're trying to do.
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Tom King
American Author
As ever, I caveat with saying that I don't write about the factual content of my C.I.A. experience. Ever. People who are working hard to save lots of lives depend on me to keep my mouth shut.
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Matthew Hussey
British Celebrity
The truth is men like women who are challenging, and set them standards to live up too. Caveat: This doesn't mean he wants someone to neurotically pick at everything all the time.
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Steven Knight
English Director
I think it is best that if you are the writer you just leave the director to it. With the caveat that you state, 'Be gentle with the script. And if there are changes, consult me.
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Chiranjeevi
Indian Politician
One wants to entertain the audience till the end. Sometimes, the desire is never-dying, as ANR garu once said. The caveat is that one has to be watchful of public reception.
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Lisa Randall
American Physicist
Most physicists like myself won't believe the result until every possible caveat has been investigated and/or the result is confirmed elsewhere.
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Steven Levitt
American Economist
Wall Street is populated by a bunch of people whose primary goal is to make money, and the rules are pretty much caveat emptor.
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