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

Examples of nondisclosure agreement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Muldrow signed a nondisclosure agreement the same day, and was then flown to Michigan on October 18 as part of a campaign for Blitz Canvassing, a subcontractor which had received more than $9 million from America PAC for presidential campaign canvassing as of October 29. —Jake Lahut, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024

Whether Tendler is withholding her most public breakup out of mutual respect or some kind of separation nondisclosure agreement (as has been speculated), the book doesn’t need the inclusion of Mulaney to prove its point. —Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024

Tortoise Media released a fifth episode of their podcast that detailed two more women’s accusations, one of whom allegedly signed a nondisclosure agreement following her experience with Gaiman. —Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024

This story has been updated to clarify Memphis Light, Gas and Water's statement on nondisclosure agreements. —Sarah Emerson, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above