nondisclosure agreement

[ non-dis-kloh-zher uh-gree-muh nt, non-dis-kloh-zher ]

/ ˈnɒn dɪsˈkloʊ ʒər əˌgri mənt, ˌnɒn dɪsˈkloʊ ʒər /

noun

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. Abbreviation: NDA

Nearby words

nondescript, nondestructive testing, nondirectional, nondirective, nondirective therapy, nondisclosure agreement, nondisjunction, nondistinctive, nondomiciled, nondrinker, nondrip

Origin of nondisclosure agreement

First recorded in 1965–70

Also called con·fi·den·ti·al·i·ty a·gree·ment [kon-fi-den-shee-al-i-tee uh-gree-muh nt] /ˌkɒn fɪˌdɛn ʃiˈæl ɪ ti əˌgri mənt/.