small print
noun
chiefly British
: the part of an agreement or document that contains important details and that is sometimes written in small letters
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Irvine now challenges herself with small print, crosswords, and product labels.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
But remember: What the large print giveth, the small print taketh away.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2025
If plaintiff didn’t want to read her contract, including the small print, that’s on her.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 29 Aug. 2025
This warning, often found in small print at the bottom of restaurant menus, may look familiar.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
And the government lawyer, again, according to press reports, also argued that Harvard should have read the small print — that the government always has the ability to cancel contracts involving funding if the institution is not following the policies of the government.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
As consumers, Americans generally interact with platforms as individual apps on their devices that require them to click through terms and conditions—often packaged as lengthy legalese in small print—in order to send money to a friend, apply for a student loan, or simply share their pet photos.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
But remember: What the large print giveth, the small print taketh away.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2025
If plaintiff didn’t want to read her contract, including the small print, that’s on her.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 29 Aug. 2025
This warning, often found in small print at the bottom of restaurant menus, may look familiar.
—Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
And the government lawyer, again, according to press reports, also argued that Harvard should have read the small print — that the government always has the ability to cancel contracts involving funding if the institution is not following the policies of the government.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
As consumers, Americans generally interact with platforms as individual apps on their devices that require them to click through terms and conditions—often packaged as lengthy legalese in small print—in order to send money to a friend, apply for a student loan, or simply share their pet photos.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
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“Small print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20print. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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