fine print
noun
: something thoroughly and often deliberately obscure
especially
: a part of an agreement or document spelling out restrictions and limitations often in small type or obscure language
Examples of fine print in a Sentence
Read the fine print before you sign the contract.
Recent Examples on the Web
The fine print: Bring cash and cards to the pumpkin patches because payment options vary.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
The rules are the fine print that detail how laws enacted by the Legislature and governor will be implemented.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
That leads to a little dark grey section of fine print at the bottom of the email, which states:
Image: Ring
In fact, looking back through my boring Ring renewal emails each year, every one of them has this fine print at the bottom.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
But the fine print of the deal meant that Trump could sell earlier so long as the closing stock price did not fall below $12—equivalent to a market cap of about $2.28 billion—during 20 out of 30 trading days in a period 150 days from the closing.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
The rules are the fine print that detail how laws enacted by the Legislature and governor will be implemented.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
That leads to a little dark grey section of fine print at the bottom of the email, which states:
Image: Ring
In fact, looking back through my boring Ring renewal emails each year, every one of them has this fine print at the bottom.
—Sean Hollister, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
But the fine print of the deal meant that Trump could sell earlier so long as the closing stock price did not fall below $12—equivalent to a market cap of about $2.28 billion—during 20 out of 30 trading days in a period 150 days from the closing.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Fine print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine%20print. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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