Definition of the small print

small print, the    

noun - uncountable

• the contract involved in an agreement. Also "the fine print".

  Always be sure to read the small print.

  • See more words with the same meaning: business (related to).

  Last edited on Mar 13 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 13 2011.

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Other terms relating to 'business (related to)':
drone	Definitions include: an unenthusiastic worker, especially in an office setting.
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vulture capitalist	Definitions include: pejorative alteration of "venture capitalist".
open the kimono	Definitions include: to share business details.
rest and vest	Definitions include: at a place of employment, to do little work while waiting for one's stock options to vest.
Targhetto	Definitions include: the "Target" retailer.
biznass	Definitions include: "business".
case of the Mondays	Definitions include: general malaise felt on the first day back to work after the weekend.
off-the-shelf	Definitions include: of a product, as-is rather than custom-built.
bio break	Definitions include: a bathroom break.
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low-hanging fruit	Definitions include: of an entire task, the easy portions.
hole in the wall	Definitions include: a small, often decrepit business.
gravy train	Definitions include: a lucrative endeavor that requires little work.
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Other terms relating to 'print':
fine print, the	Definitions include: the contract involved in an agreement.
print	Definitions include: to take the fingerprints of a person.
Other terms relating to 'small':
d*ck smalls	Definitions include: a small penis.
it's a small world.	Definitions include: said when you see someone in an unexpected place.
small beer	Definitions include: a trifling matter.
small-cap	Definitions include: From Wall Street, as in small-capitalization.
small fry	Definitions include: something or someone unimportant.
small kine	Definitions include: a little bit; not very much.
small patato	Definitions include: small figure in chinese
small potatoes	Definitions include: something insignificant.
small talk	Definitions include: discussion about non-sensitive topics in a social setting.
SOHO	Definitions include: acronym for "small office / home office".
sufficiently small	Definitions include: used for commentary on something that has been overstated.
suitably small	Definitions include: used for commentary on something that has been overstated.
Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
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a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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