nondisclosure

American  

[nahn-dis-kloh-zher] / ˌnɑn dɪsˈkloʊ ʒər /

noun

1. failure to disclose or share information when asked, expected, or legally required to do so.

2. Business. the act, especially as obligated by contract, of refraining from disclosing or revealing sensitive or competitive information.

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Example Sentences

Inside Rubin’s penthouse was a safe that held a stack of blank nondisclosure agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a development fit for any Hollywood drama, one community signed nondisclosure agreements to ensure privacy.

From The Wall Street Journal

They work in unmarked warehouses with curtains surrounding the most sensitive work and sign nondisclosure agreements.

From The Wall Street Journal

Data centers are the same kind of extraction, only this time the corporations are hiding them behind fences, nondisclosure agreements and a lot of glossy PR about “upcycling” coal mines and powering the future.

From Salon

The financial amount is subject to a nondisclosure agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal