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

Guests were reportedly required to sign nondisclosure agreements before receiving any event details (although the NDAs were said not to have included any penalties for violating the terms). — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Kohl said venues and vendors that regularly work with celebrities are accustomed to strict nondisclosure agreements and limiting information to only those who need to know, reducing the risk of details leaking before an event. — Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Guests, vendors and security have all reportedly signed nondisclosure agreements and won’t be allowed to take cameras or cell phones into the event. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Its identity had been under a nondisclosure agreement involving Rock Hill and York County. — John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nondisclosure agreement

• disagreement