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
Barca were once again able to take advantage of the fine print in La Liga’s salary limit rules, which allow for some flexibility around long-term injuries.
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Some short-term plans and health care sharing ministries might seem like good deals, but read the fine print.
—Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Certainly, as too many prizefighters like the now-48-year-old and occasional exhibition-bout-fighting Floyd Mayweather have learned the hard way, not paying attention to the money and the purse has consequences above and beyond the fine print in or out of your prime.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
According to the fine print on World Liberty’s website, a company affiliated with the Trumps is entitled to about thirty-eight per cent of that interest, which would come out to about a hundred and thirty-six million dollars in additional Presidential profit.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
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James McNicholas, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Some short-term plans and health care sharing ministries might seem like good deals, but read the fine print.
—Renuka Rayasam, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Certainly, as too many prizefighters like the now-48-year-old and occasional exhibition-bout-fighting Floyd Mayweather have learned the hard way, not paying attention to the money and the purse has consequences above and beyond the fine print in or out of your prime.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
According to the fine print on World Liberty’s website, a company affiliated with the Trumps is entitled to about thirty-eight per cent of that interest, which would come out to about a hundred and thirty-six million dollars in additional Presidential profit.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Fine print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine%20print. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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