nondisclosure
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6.7
- noun
- /ˌnɒndɪsˈkloʊʒər/
- Formal
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acuerdo de confidencialidad
- I'm not allowed to talk about it, 'cause I just signed a nondisclosure agreement.
- nondisclosure suit against seller
Examples
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But first you're gonna have to sign a nondisclosure agreement.
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So these guys sign a nondisclosure agreement.
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I'll sign a nondisclosure statement.
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We'll get people to sign nondisclosure agreements.
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We had to sign nondisclosure agreements.
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A nondisclosure agreement protects both you and me, but mostly me.
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Most of his jobs required nondisclosure agreements.
Fiction book (1990) -
They'll give us their secrets and they'll sign a nondisclosure agreement.
Fiction book (2000) -
In addition, confidentiality may be maintained through the use of appropriate confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements.
Academic text (2011) -
Before sharing any sensitive information, the employees must sign a nondisclosure agreement.
Synonyms
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4.4
Keeping information hidden from other people
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5.4
Keeping information private so only some people can see it
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5.0
Keeping something hidden or secret
Failure to tell important facts to officials or companies when required
An agreement between people not to speak about something
Antonyms
How Confidential
Surface Forms
Morphology
nondisclosure = disclosure (transparent) = non + disclose + ure
A standard negation prefix 'non-' applied to the familiar noun 'disclosure' yields the clear meaning 'not disclosure' as in legal contexts.
Etymology
Nondisclosure is made of non- meaning 'not' and disclose meaning 'to open' or 'show', and it links to the common word close meaning 'shut'. So, a nondisclosure is the 'not opening' of information, a promise to keep something secret, which is why it refers to legal agreements that stop people from sharing private information.