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

Recent Examples on the Web In their April 4 motion, Jolie’s attorneys suggested the actor feared that sealed documents included in their separate, years-long custody battle could be made public without the NDA. Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024 There’s a multitude of business reasons for having an NDA signed, Cohen said. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024 However, the work done by the community and participating vendors forms a library of benchmarks that AI practitioners can use to evaluate any platform, albeit usually under NDA restrictions from the chip vendors. Karl Freund, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024 Bechtolsheim’s company and the tech company—and Bechtolsheim and the senior exec—were bound by an NDA, the SEC said. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024 After speaking out about her time on the show, Netflix and Delirium TV claimed Poche violated her NDA and sought $4 million. Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024 The workflow of filling out the NDA template for this particular deal is automatically handled by the software robot. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2024 Editor’s Note: This article was updated on March 6 to include comment from the NDA. Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024 The lawsuit is seeking to void the NDA as well as compensatory and punitive damages. Daniella Silva, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

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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 24 Apr. 2024.

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