nondisclosure agreement

[non-dis-kloh-zher uh-gree-muhnt, non-dis-kloh-zher]

noun

1. a legal contract in which one or more parties agree to keep information, as a trade secret, confidential and protected for a specific amount of time. NDA

Word History and Origins

Origin of nondisclosure agreement¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Following the roundtable, Takano and Sherman said they are working on legislation that would increase transparency, prohibit nondisclosure agreements and address the issues raised by veterans.

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All members of the working group have signed a nondisclosure agreement.

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They were also asked to sign nondisclosure agreements which would later make it difficult to hold Charney accountable for alleged misconduct.

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His only advertising is word of mouth, and his longtime clients include Oprah, Barbra Streisand, Tom Ford and other Montecito-Malibu-area people so private he can’t name them because of nondisclosure agreements.

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Former employees were reminded that those who violated their nondisclosure agreements would face financial penalties.

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