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disclosure

disclosure

176 4.1
Making secret or new information known to others
  • noun
  • /dɪsˈkloʊʒər/
translation icon : divulgación
  • The company made a disclosure about its financial situation in the annual report.
  • disclosure of information
  • full disclosure
  • public disclosure

The seller, you know, they do their disclosure, but how good is that?

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Examples

  • We are looking at the financial disclosure of Congressman Ro Khanna from California.

  • The law, of course, prohibits the disclosure of classified security information.

  • You must be honest in your disclosure of any problems to your students and the community.

    Academic text (2008)
  • "There have been calls for greater disclosure of the bank's activities in the past," Nick said.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Differences in rates of disclosure by disease progression were discovered in one study.

    Academic text (2008)
  • So more tracking requirements, more transparency and disclosure requirements.

  • The Code consists of ten principles relating to the collection, use, disclosure, and retention of personal information.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Ethics experts said the law clearly requires disclosure for private jet flights.

  • The authors have no financial disclosures or conflicts of interest to declare.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We invite you to join us in exploring these tensions as disclosure celebrates its twentieth anniversary.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

announcement
vsdisclosure
738 1.5

A public statement that gives important information

is about revealing new or secret information rather than general public notices
revelation
vsdisclosure
175 5.0

A surprising fact that people did not know before

is the normal act of making secret information known without surprise emphasis
exposure
vsdisclosure
88 3.9

Making a secret or hidden thing known to people

is the broader neutral label for the act of making secrets known
revealing
vsdisclosure
38 4.0

Showing information or parts that were hidden before

names the act itself as a noun rather than focusing on the process
exposé
vsdisclosure
  • Literature
26 7.3

A report in a newspaper that shows secret illegal or dishonest actions

names the act of making information known without requiring publication or accusation
giveaway
vsdisclosure
17 3.9

A sign that shows something that was meant to stay secret

covers deliberate or neutral acts of making secret information known rather than accidental slips
leakage
vsdisclosure
  • Specialized
2 4.6

Private information becoming known to people who should not have it

is the general act of making secret information known, not limited to accidents or tech
news leak
vsdisclosure
  • Literature
1 3.7

Private information that someone shares with the public without permission

is the neutral act of making secret information known, not specifically to media
revealment
vsdisclosure
6.7

Making something hidden become known

is the more common neutral term for that same act
divulgence
vsdisclosure
8.4

Making secret information known to other people

focuses on revealing secrets rather than general public information
divulgement
vsdisclosure
  • Archaic
9.7

To tell people private or secret information

is the regular neutral expression for the same act
uncovering
vsdisclosure
3.2

Finding and showing something that was hidden

focuses on making information known, not on the discovery step

Antonyms

57 6.1

Stopping people from expressing opinions or practising traditions by force

8 5.0

Keeping something hidden or secret

How Complete

disclosure
176 4.1
nondisclosure
  • Formal
9 6.7

Surface Forms

disclosure singular
disclosures plural

Morphology

disclosure = disclose (semi-transparent) = dis + close + ure

The noun is a regular and readily understandable formation meaning the act or result of 'disclose'.

Etymology

Disclosure comes from parts that mean 'apart' and 'to shut': dis- 'apart' and close 'to shut', the same root as the common word close. So a disclosure is like an 'opening' of something shut, meaning making secret or new information known.