fine-tune

verb

ˈfīn-ˈtün 

fine-tuned; fine-tuning; fine-tunes

transitive verb

1

a

: to adjust precisely so as to bring to the highest level of performance or effectiveness

fine-tune a TV set

fine-tune the format

b

: to improve through minor alteration or revision

fine-tune the temperature of the room

2

: to stabilize (an economy) by small-scale fiscal and monetary manipulations

Examples of fine-tune in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Both the Phantom of Luxury and the National Treasure models are intended to be bi-amped for the sake of the woofer, which is ideally mated to a good Class D solid-state amp, using a DSP module to control the crossover frequency (about 90 Hz) and fine-tune room response. —Robert Ross, Robb Report, 22 May 2024

Have you been involved in any effort to train or fine-tune chatbots for legal work? —Cade Metz, New York Times, 16 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1a