SMALL PRINT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does small print mean? 

• SMALL PRINT (noun)
  The noun SMALL 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: SMALL PRINT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SMALL 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 ("small print" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("small 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 ("small print" is a kind of...):

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