as in warning
formal
something (such as a piece of advice) that should be remembered when one is doing or thinking about something
Her stock tips always came with a caveat: that the market is impossible to predict with absolute accuracy.
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Here’s the caveat: The speaker must be connected to an iPhone for this feature to work.
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Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Related Stories The Wall Street Journal reported that PayPal has updated its privacy policy to include caveats about using consumers’ data to personalize their experiences.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2024
This year, the result is tentatively expected by tomorrow, with the caveat that thousands of provisional ballots won’t have been counted until Friday.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Others warn — with plenty of caveats — that prices in 2025 could climb 65 cents, while Air Resources Board officials have tried to allay fears by saying that historically the program assigning carbon intensity standards accounts for just 8 to 10 cents of what consumers pay per gallon.
—Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Related Stories The Wall Street Journal reported that PayPal has updated its privacy policy to include caveats about using consumers’ data to personalize their experiences.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 28 Oct. 2024
This year, the result is tentatively expected by tomorrow, with the caveat that thousands of provisional ballots won’t have been counted until Friday.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
Others warn — with plenty of caveats — that prices in 2025 could climb 65 cents, while Air Resources Board officials have tried to allay fears by saying that historically the program assigning carbon intensity standards accounts for just 8 to 10 cents of what consumers pay per gallon.
—Rob Nikolewski, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Caveat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caveat. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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