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Caveat

/ˈkæv.i.æt/ · noun

What does "Caveat" mean?

A warning, qualification, or condition attached to an agreement, statement, or plan.

Example sentences

1

The architecture proposal is strong, but with one major caveat: migration requires 4 hours of read-only mode.

2

She agreed to the revised contract with several legal caveats.

3

There is a caveat to these benchmark numbers: they were recorded on local synthetic data.

Common mistake

Used with 'with': 'with the caveat that...', not 'for the caveat'.

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