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

Amazon, Google, Meta and Elon Musk’s xAI all have demanded nondisclosure agreements with local governments, concealing their identity and intent until deals are almost done. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Wedding guest Jonathan Thomas, the CEO of American Century Investments, revealed in July that invitees completed multi-factor authentication and signed nondisclosure agreements before receiving individualized, watermarked digital invitations. — Bryan West, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Miller and Graham ultimately signed a nondisclosure agreement in 2023 with an understanding that each would refrain from publicly disparaging the other. — Fin Daniel Gómez, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

In the ruling, the court found the 2025 nondisclosure agreement valid since Kuhn knowingly consented to its terms as part of her employment. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nondisclosure agreement

• disagreement