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small print

noun [U]
 
UK (US fine print)

Definition

text in a formal agreement that is printed smaller than the rest of the text, sometimes in the hope that it will not be noticed: Don't sign anything until you've read the small print.Official documents
(Definition of small print noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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