nonpublic

adjective

non·​pub·​lic ˌnän-ˈpə-blik How to pronounce nonpublic (audio)
Synonyms of nonpublicnext
: not public
nonpublic areas
nonpublic information
grants for nonpublic schools

Examples of nonpublic in a Sentence

school records are regarded as nonpublic information
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There is no evidence Meuser or Cisneros traded on nonpublic information or violated any law. Luke Fountain,justin Papp, CNBC, 3 July 2026 This is not the first time the use of nonpublic price data in algorithmic software has been the target of legal action. Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 One case zeroed in on the rigging of poker games backed by the Mafia and the other on the use of nonpublic information to place wagers on multiple NBA games. Chloe Atkins, NBC news, 1 July 2026 Increasingly, both off-chain and on-chain prediction markets allow individuals to profit from material nonpublic information by speculating on corporate or other economic events. Kelvin Dickenson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonpublic

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonpublic was in 1865

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“Nonpublic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonpublic. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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