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

Its rules prohibit journalists and lobbyists from the premises except in limited circumstances where a nondisclosure agreement is signed. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 30 July 2026

In the comments under Adeyemi’s video Wednesday, frustrated fans asked the author to be more transparent, while others suggested a nondisclosure agreement might be hindering her ability to discuss the incident. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Thomas said guests first completed multi-factor authentication before signing nondisclosure agreements through DocuSign. — Bryan West, USA Today, 18 July 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nondisclosure agreement

• disagreement