Definition of Fine print

1. Noun. The part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type. "Don't sign a contract without reading the fine print"

Exact synonyms: Small Print
Group relationships: Contract
Generic synonyms: Qualification, Reservation

2. Noun. Material printed in small type. "He needed his glasses in order to read the fine print"
Exact synonyms: Small Print
Generic synonyms: Print

Definition of Fine print

1. Noun. (idiomatic) The details, restrictions, terms, or conditions, especially of a contract, often printed in very small type. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fine Print

fine-tune
fine-tuned
fine-tuned universe
fine-tuned universes
fine-tunes
fine-tuning
fine art
fine arts
fine as frog hair
fine feathers make fine birds
fine leg
fine legs
fine line
fine needle aspiration
fine needle biopsy
fine print (current term)
fine spray
fine structure
fine structure mapping
fine tremor
fineable
fined
finedraw
finedrawing
finedrawn
finedraws
finedrew
fineer
fineered

Literary usage of Fine print

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Romance of the American Theatre by Mary Caroline Crawford (1913)
"... devotes nearly a column and a half of fine print to commendation: " It was a brilliant occasion," we read, " and it was signalized by a noble ..."

2. The Young Mother: Or, Management of Children in Regard to Health by William Andrus Alcott (1838)
"Formerly, our apartments were neither so steadily nor so generally heated ; and we rose earlier, and consequently went to bed earlier. 2. The fine print of ..."

3. Choice Words: How Our Language Affects Children's Learningby Peter H. Johnston by Peter H. Johnston (2004)
"In some ways, you might view this appendix as the fine print—the "some restrictions apply" and "void where prohibited" clauses. Language turns out to be a ..."

4. The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses by William Horatio Bates (1920)
"On the contrary, the reading of fine print, when it can be done without ... The reason is that fine print cannot be read in a dim light and close to the ..."

5. Catalogus Bibliothecae Harleianaeby William Oldys, Samuel Johnson, Michael Maittaire, Thomas Osborne by William Oldys, Samuel Johnson, Michael Maittaire, Thomas Osborne (1743)
"V. A fine Print of Henrietta Miria, King Charles'3 Queen, ... A very fine Print of the two Daughters of Lord Wharton, ..."

6. First Lessons in Latin by Elisha Jones (1884)
"A. & G. l ; 2 : A. & S. 2, ; 3,,2; 4 : В. 3-ю, w. fine print under 6 and 7: B. & M. S ; S; в; 7: G.; 2; 6 : H. 2-4, w. fine print under 3 and 4 : С., 2. л? ..."

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