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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Families were reportedly compelled to sign nondisclosure agreements. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024 The staff allegedly helped keep the events secret by ensuring the men handed over their phones and signed nondisclosure agreements. Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024 During the events, the men had to surrender their wallets and cellphones and sign nondisclosure agreements, prosecutors said. Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 24 Dec. 2024 The men were forced to sign nondisclosure agreements and hand over personal items during the events, according to the indictment. Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nondisclosure agreement 

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 19 Jan. 2025.

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