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

The newest proposal to plug them — a nondisclosure agreement that federal agencies may roll out to more than 2 million civil servants — is unlikely to improve matters. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026

About two dozen 2020 election conspiracists were briefed on the speech, with some asked to sign nondisclosure agreements, MS NOW reported. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 16 July 2026

Cox declined to say which companies may end up using Project Tango’s computing capacity, citing nondisclosure agreements. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 July 2026

Then in May, the administration proposed implementing a governmentwide nondisclosure agreement that could lead to civil and criminal penalties for violators. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nondisclosure agreement

• disagreement