Meanings
alternative fineprint
- idiomaticuncountableThe details, restrictions, terms, or conditions, especially of a contract, often printed in very small type.
Before signing up for such an offer, be sure to read the fine print carefully.
2 more examples
One of the biggest problems many investors face is that it can be hard to figure out what's important in the fine print. Even pros who are experienced at reading the footnotes face this problem.
2003, Michelle Leder, Financial Fine Print: Uncovering a Company's True Value, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 42Did I read the fine print? Of course not. Do I wish I would have? Well, maybe. Who knows, potentially the fine print would have touched on issues like refunds for rude, late or inconsiderate dates.
2011, Megan Carson, A Year of Blind Dates: A Single Girl's Search for "The One", Revell, →ISBNSynonyms: mouseprint, small print
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe details, restrictions, terms, or conditions, especially of a contract, often printed in very small type.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan lletra petita
- lletra petitadetails printed in small type
Chinese Mandarin 極小的字體, 极小的字体
- 極小的字體details printed in small type
- 极小的字体 (jíxiǎo de zìtǐ)details printed in small type
Danish det med småt
- det med småtdetails printed in small type
Dutch kleine lettertjes
- kleine lettertjesdetails printed in small type
Finnish pienellä painettu teksti
- pienellä painettu tekstidetails printed in small type
French petits caractères
- petits caractèresdetails printed in small type
German Kleingedrucktes
- Kleingedrucktesdetails printed in small type
Hebrew הָאוֹתִיּוֹת הַקְּטַנּוֹת
- הָאוֹתִיּוֹת הַקְּטַנּוֹת (ha'otiyót hak'tanót)details printed in small type
Hungarian apró betű, apró betűs rész
- apró betűdetails printed in small type
- apró betűs részdetails printed in small type
Icelandic smáa letrið
- smáa letriðdetails printed in small type
Italian clausole scritte in piccolo
- clausole scritte in piccolodetails printed in small type
Polish drobny druk
- drobny drukdetails printed in small type
Portuguese letras miúdas
- letras miúdasdetails printed in small type
Russian ме́лкий шрифт
- ме́лкий шрифт (mélkij šrift)details printed in small type
Swedish det finstilta
- det finstiltadetails printed in small type
Ukrainian дрібни́й шрифт
- дрібни́й шрифт (dribnýj šryft)details printed in small type
Cite this entry
fine print. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fine%20print
“fine print.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fine%20print. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fine print,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fine%20print.
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