nondisclosure agreement

American

[non-dis-kloh-zher uh-gree-muhnt, non-dis-kloh-zher] / ˈnɒn dɪsˈkloʊ ʒər əˌgri mənt, ˌnɒn dɪsˈkloʊ ʒər /

noun

a legal contract in which one or more parties agree to keep information, as a trade secret, confidential and protected for a specific amount of time. NDA

Etymology

Origin of nondisclosure agreement

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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It requires a special key, nondisclosure agreements, passage through a bank vault and, typically, an executive title.

From The Wall Street Journal

Inside Rubin’s penthouse was a safe that held a stack of blank nondisclosure agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a development fit for any Hollywood drama, one community signed nondisclosure agreements to ensure privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

They work in unmarked warehouses with curtains surrounding the most sensitive work and sign nondisclosure agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal

Data centers are the same kind of extraction, only this time the corporations are hiding them behind fences, nondisclosure agreements and a lot of glossy PR about “upcycling” coal mines and powering the future.

From Salon

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