A meter carries two different ratings: a measurement category for the kind of electrical environment, and a voltage limit. Both have to suit the job.
People read the volts on the meter and stop. The category is about what the environment can throw at the instrument, and that is the part that decides whether it survives a transient.
Three things have to match, not one. A meter rated for the environment with leads that are not is a system rated by its weakest part, and the leads are the part touching the circuit. Accessories count too. The rating that matters is the lowest one in the chain you have assembled.
Check yourself: The meter is marked with a high voltage rating. Is it suitable for the environment?
Answer: No. A high voltage number alone does not establish the required category.
They are two separate ratings describing two different things. Voltage is how much the instrument can measure; the category is what kind of electrical environment it was built to survive.
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