fine-tune

verb

fine-tuned; fine-tuning; fine-tunes

transitive verb

1
a
: to adjust precisely so as to bring to the highest level of performance or effectiveness
fine-tune a TV set
fine-tune the format
b
: to improve through minor alteration or revision
fine-tune the temperature of the room
2
: to stabilize (an economy) by small-scale fiscal and monetary manipulations

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This includes fine-tuning customer experiences and gaining insights that adjust products, pricing and marketing to best meet customer needs. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025 So my editor and I spent a lot of time getting that sequence as fine-tuned as possible, but also working with our composer, Elena Kats-Chernin. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025 Brands can gain deeper insights into campaign performance, enabling them to fine-tune their strategies for measurable sales growth. Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025 Each investor must fine-tune her rules of the road. Jeff Nash, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for fine-tune 

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of fine-tune was in 1959

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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine-tune. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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