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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That being said, this idea was tabled in February with more details promised to emerge within the fortnight—no such small print has been confirmed.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
Finding cheap car insurance online used to mean endless quote forms and small print.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Peering through a magnifying glass, however, reveals fine details in the small print measuring about two inches by three inches, or about three times the size of a postage stamp.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
Irvine now challenges herself with small print, crosswords, and product labels.
—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
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
Finding cheap car insurance online used to mean endless quote forms and small print.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Peering through a magnifying glass, however, reveals fine details in the small print measuring about two inches by three inches, or about three times the size of a postage stamp.
—Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 9 Nov. 2025
Irvine now challenges herself with small print, crosswords, and product labels.
—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
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“Small print.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20print. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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