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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This kooky courtroom drama finds Andy Sachs—at start a perfectly happy publisher at a small university press—being sued by her former employer for apparent NDA violations. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 28 July 2025 The details of the settlement are most likely under a NDA and will not be shared with the public. Arimeta Diop, Vulture, 24 July 2025 The deer was used as part of a necropsy session held on Sunday during an NDA Deer Steward class near Hanna, Oklahoma, on Muscogee (Creek) Nation land. Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 17 July 2025 When Big Machine founder Scott Borchetta sold the label to Scooter Braun in 2019 — a move to which Taylor has been vocal in her opposition — Mr. Swift refused to sign an NDA that would have involved him in negotiations, the singer’s team has said in the past. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 16 July 2025 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 5 Aug. 2025.

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