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

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung quickly accused Ukraine of violating a nondisclosure agreement about the transfer. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

In fact, the events that led to OpenAI’s presence in Georgia were so secretive local officials are under nondisclosure agreements that legally prohibit them from talking about it. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Reporting by the Gulf States Newsroom has revealed the widespread use of nondisclosure agreements under Landry around industrial development projects in Louisiana. — Drew Hawkins, NPR, 20 Sep. 2026

The contempt referral now goes to the Justice Department, which must decide whether to pursue criminal charges as lawmakers demand answers about nondisclosure agreements tied to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nondisclosure agreement

• disagreement