fine print

US: (fīn)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

fine′ print′  (fīn), 

1. Printing printed matter in small-sized type.
2. the detailed wording of a contract, lease, insurance policy, or the like, often set in type smaller than the main body of the document and including general restrictions or qualifications that could be considered disadvantageous:
   Make sure you read the fine print before signing.
   Also called small print. 

• 1955–60

fine′-print′, adj. 

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fine print noun

1. matter set in small type, as in a contract, esp considered as containing unfavourable conditions that the signer might overlook
   Also called: small print