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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

small print

(Law) matter in a contract, etc, printed in small type, esp when considered to be a trap for the unwary

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fine′ print′

(faɪn)
n.

the detailed wording of a contract, lease, or the like, often in type smaller than the main body of the document and including restrictions or qualifications that could be considered disadvantageous. Also called small print.

[1955–60]

fine′-print′, adj.

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Noun	1.	small print - the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type; "don't sign a contract without reading the fine print" fine print contract - a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law reservation, qualification - a statement that limits or restricts some claim; "he recommended her without any reservations"
	2.	small print - material printed in small type; "he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print" fine print print - the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication; "I want to see it in print"

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small print

n → caratteri mpl piccoli; (in contract) → parte f scritta in piccolo

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Ye can, with your young eyes, read the small print of the lies from here.

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Pickwick himself wrote a pamphlet, containing ninety-six pages of very small print, and twenty-seven different readings of the inscription: that three old gentlemen cut off their eldest sons with a shilling a-piece for presuming to doubt the antiquity of the fragment; and that one enthusiastic individual cut himself off prematurely, in despair at being unable to fathom its meaning: that Mr.

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He held up a small printed Handbill, which had been placed between the first and second pages.

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R Stephenson, by email The small print: Letters will not be included unless you include your name, full postal address and daytime telephone number (we prefer to use names of letter writers but you can ask for your name not to be published if you have a good reason).

Fans must ditch club after [...]; Get in touch - tell us what you think Email: letters@birminghammail.co.uk Twitter: @birminghammail Facebook: facebook.com/birminghammail Post: Birmingham Mail, 60 Church Street, Birmingham B3 2DJ

I used a website that pretended to be official and thought I paid $28 but was charged $198 in fees, which were hidden in the small print. Can I get my money back?

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If you want to make just one runner, you will need: V2 yard light green print, V2 yard cream small print, 1/4 yard red texture, 3/8 yard dark green texture, 1/8 yard light green texture, 1/2 yard dark green print and 1/2 yard for stripe binding.

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THE small print in television ads is to become clearer for viewers to read under new standards announced by the regulator.

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The banker's objective today is to make sure that the client is stabbed skillfully in the back, taking full advantage of the weapon of small print. No wonder one meets prosperous bankers by the dozen wherever one goes.

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This small print is very hard to read without a magnifying glass.

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Josephine Thompson Llandaff, Cardiff The small print: Letters will not be included unless you include your name, full postal address and daytime telephone number (we prefer to use names of letter writers but you can ask for your name not to be published if you have a good reason).

Be thankful we have the Royals; Get in touch - tell us what you think Email: ecletters@walesonline.co.uk Twitter: @WalesOnline Facebook: facebook.com/WalesOnline Post: Media Wales, 6 Park Street, Cardiff CF10 1XR

"It was only after 12 of us were ticketed on the same day that we were told there was something in the small print on the pay and display sign.

Fined for parking in 'free' car park

Appearing in printed and online s of Globe Telecom internet plans is the following small print so small it could hardly be read: 'Minimum speed is 256 kbps.