disclosure

[dih-skloh-zher]

noun

1. the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.

2. that which is disclosed; a revelation.

3. Patent Law.,  (in a patent application) the descriptive information imparted by the specification claims, drawings, and models submitted.

disclosure

/ dɪsˈkləʊʒə /

noun

1. something that is disclosed

2. the act of disclosing; revelation

Other Word Forms

• nondisclosure noun
• predisclosure noun
• self-disclosure noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of disclosure¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; disclose + -ure

Example Sentences

Each cycle of filings requires extensive reconciliations and disclosures that absorb resources better devoted to productive investment.

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It says members of the media should be aware that agency “personnel may face adverse consequences for unauthorized disclosures.”

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Its mandated climate disclosures violate the First Amendment.

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First Brands collapsed into bankruptcy last month after investors lost confidence in the company’s financial disclosures.

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UC-wide faculty senate leaders are demanding to know whether there have been other campus disclosures.

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Related Words

• acknowledgment 
• admission 
• confession 
• discovery 
• exposure 
• leak 
• publication