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\ ˈfīn-ˈtün 
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\fine-tuned; fine-tuning; fine-tunes
Definition of fine-tune
1a : 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
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fine-tune
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of fine-tune
: to make small changes to (something) in order to improve the way it works or to make it exactly right
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The first known use of fine-tune was in 1959
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