NDA

abbreviation or noun

plural NDAs
: an agreement in which a person (such as an employee) agrees to keep information (such as a trade secret) confidential : nondisclosure agreement
Though there is always some appeal to using a mutual form of NDA, I really shy away from the mutual form if I'm not planning to receive confidential information from the other side.Richard Harroch

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Trump has symbolically divorced from the rest of the free world without an NDA. Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026 Next followed a series of conference calls, accompanied by the signing of an NDA. Anthony Wood, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2026 The Congress Party and the DMK have been at loggerheads over seat sharing and leadership within the opposition bloc, whereas the NDA has faced internal friction over constituency allocation and candidate selection. Shabnam Dohutia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2026 The complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, seeks a court order to prohibit LeBeouf from enforcing sections of an NDA which Tahliah Barnett — the Grammy Award-winning singer’s legal name — says violates California law. Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for NDA

Word History

First Known Use

1996, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of NDA was in 1996

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“NDA.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/NDA. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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