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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Markey had requested that SpaceX release Isaacman from a nondisclosure agreement that prevented him from directly providing senators with the information. Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025 The nondisclosure agreement broke down four years later, leading to a series of lawsuits and countersuits. Graham Kates, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 Often, data centers sign nondisclosure agreements with local governments on water use. Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 10 Dec. 2025 As part of early deal discussions, Sinclair and Scripps signed a nondisclosure agreement and Sinclair received nonpublic information, the letter noted, according to the people. Lillian Rizzo,alex Sherman, CNBC, 2 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nondisclosure agreement

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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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 23 Dec. 2025.

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