nondisclosure agreement

noun

: an agreement in which a person (such as an employee) agrees to keep information (such as a trade secret) confidential

… declined to name the victim companies, citing nondisclosure agreements it signed …—

John Markoff

called also confidentiality agreement, NDA

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The container shipping company said none of its own posts revealed any confidential information, as defined in their nondisclosure agreement and service contract, which initially was slated to run through April 30, 2024. —

Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 28 Jan. 2025 Doe claims the driver brought her to a large white house filled with celebrities where two men asked her to sign a nondisclosure agreement (NDA), but did not give her a copy of the document. —

Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024 Read more Hegseth's defenders argue that his payments to his accuser are no different from President Trump's nondisclosure agreements. —

Greg Kelly, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025 The company does not list prices for its services and has nondisclosure agreements with its private clients. —

Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for nondisclosure agreement

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nondisclosure agreement was in 1959

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“Nondisclosure agreement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nondisclosure%20agreement. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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