NDA

abbreviation or noun

ˌen-ˌdē-ˈā

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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He was invited to see the movie before the festival, but took issue with the NDA he was asked to sign beforehand. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 Otherwise best known for starring in The CW’s Gossip Girl, his upcoming slate includes the Bleecker Street thriller NDA, in addition to You Deserve Each Other. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 The agreement Hansen describes would be a much larger legal matter than a standard screening NDA, and would not be asked of other individuals screening the film — including press and third-party marketing agencies. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 Still, Hansen refused to sign the NDA, and thus did not view Primetime, the source confirms. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for NDA

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1996, in the meaning defined above

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