FINE PRINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fine print mean? 

• 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.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FINE PRINT (noun)

Sense 1

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

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...):

print (the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication)

 Context examples 

Being a little shortsighted, Mr. Bhaer sometimes used eye glasses, and Jo had tried them once, smiling to see how they magnified the fine print of her book.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)