NDA

abbreviation or noun

plural NDAs
: an agreement in which a person (such as an employee) agrees to keep information (such as a trade secret) confidential : nondisclosure agreement
Though there is always some appeal to using a mutual form of NDA, I really shy away from the mutual form if I'm not planning to receive confidential information from the other side.Richard Harroch

Examples of NDA in a Sentence

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Participants didn’t sign an NDA, but Nintendo requested in the playtest terms and conditions that users refrain from sharing any details about it — which has gone about as well as can be expected. Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2024 In response to questions about whether Trump knew about the July NDA offer to Daniels, in which CBS News specified that the letters were provided by Brewster, Trump's campaign blamed hackers. Graham Kates, CBS News, 18 Oct. 2024 But as anyone who follows real-life celebrity news might expect, Margaret is only giving each of them little pieces of her story and there's an ironclad NDA keeping them from sharing the deets. Bailey Richards, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024 Grant alleged that McMahon had agreed to pay her $3 million in 2022 in return for a NDA, but stopped paying after only $1 million. Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for NDA 

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of NDA was in 1996

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“NDA.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/NDA. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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