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Dictionary: fine print   (fīn) pronunciation
n. In both senses also called small print.
  1. The portion of a document, especially a contract, that contains qualifications or restrictions in small type or obscure language.
  2. Something presented in a deliberately ambiguous or obscure manner.

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Non-standard terms included in a contract, often in a small font.

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Restrictions or disadvantageous terms are often found in the fine print.

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Thesaurus: fine print
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noun

    A small, often specialized element of a whole: detail, item, particular, technicality. See group.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications printed in small type
  Synonym: small print

Meaning #2: material printed in small type
  Synonym: small print


 
 

 

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