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FINE PRINT

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• FINE PRINT (noun)
The noun FINE PRINT has 2 senses:

1. the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type
2. material printed in small type

Familiarity information: FINE PRINT used as a noun is rare.

• FINE PRINT (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

fine print; small print

Context example:

don't sign a contract without reading the fine print

Hypernyms ("fine print" is a kind of...):

qualification; reservation (a statement that limits or restricts some claim)

Holonyms ("fine print" is a part of...):

contract (a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Material printed in small type

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

fine print; small print

Context example:

he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print

Hypernyms ("fine print" is a kind of...):

black and white; print (the result of the printing process)

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Useful links:
Pronunciation of contract
Meaning of print
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