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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The mathematicians who participated had to sign a nondisclosure agreement requiring them to communicate solely via the messaging app Signal. Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 6 June 2025 Morgan testified that Ventura offered her the money to sign an NDA, or nondisclosure agreement. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 19 May 2025 The entire dire-wolf operation had been done in stealth mode, and everyone involved had to sign nondisclosure agreements, including Martin. D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025 The deals were done secretly under a veil of nondisclosure agreements and an LLC called Golden Range, according to property records. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for nondisclosure agreement

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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 15 Jun. 2025.

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