NDA

abbreviation or noun

ˌen-ˌdē-ˈā 

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

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2020, the NDA saw the lowest percentage of yearling bucks in the antlered harvest in the history of their annual deer report. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026

The unraveling By spring of 2026, Lewis had signed an NDA and was more deeply enmeshed with the company than ever, helping Better with strategy. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

But Mark, in Ronson’s telling, quickly grows antagonistic, abruptly asking Ronson to sign an NDA, then later barraging him with suspicious texts and threatening him with a pair of goons. — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

But because nobody can see them together while Taylor’s Bachelorette NDA remains in place, Ben has to stay hidden in the room for the entire trip. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above