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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Not many Newcastle fans felt inclined to fret about the small print on the back of a winning ticket.
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Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Yes, what the large print giveth, the small print taketh away.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
But the mayor’s financial team keeps playing hide-the-ball with the council and the public, obscuring the small print of the deal and fomenting suspicion that some of the proceeds could go for items other than infrastructure.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
There was one more item in the small print: Harris would have to come to Austin, Texas.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
After all, the various different values can be qualified in the small print while the maximum discount can be placed on the retail ticket.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Existing health labels, which appear in small print on alcohol containers, were made mandatory by the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 1988.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
And of those manufacturers that did disclose this information, most hid it in the tech specs or other small print.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
Apple is heading straight to a freemium model, although it should be noted that in the small print for Goolge AI and Galaxy AI is a note that the AI services may become chargable in the future.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
Yes, what the large print giveth, the small print taketh away.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2025
But the mayor’s financial team keeps playing hide-the-ball with the council and the public, obscuring the small print of the deal and fomenting suspicion that some of the proceeds could go for items other than infrastructure.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
There was one more item in the small print: Harris would have to come to Austin, Texas.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 29 Jan. 2025
After all, the various different values can be qualified in the small print while the maximum discount can be placed on the retail ticket.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
Existing health labels, which appear in small print on alcohol containers, were made mandatory by the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act of 1988.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
And of those manufacturers that did disclose this information, most hid it in the tech specs or other small print.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
Apple is heading straight to a freemium model, although it should be noted that in the small print for Goolge AI and Galaxy AI is a note that the AI services may become chargable in the future.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Small print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20print. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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