trade secret

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trade secret

noun trade secrets

  1. A type of intellectual property comprising confidential business information that provides a company with a competitive edge. 'I'm telling you trade secrets,' the father said, 'So don't you go talking about this to anyone else. You don't want me put in jug do you?'

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noun confidential business information

Españolsecreto comercial
中文商業秘密 /商业秘密 shāngyè mìmì
Portuguêssegredo comercial
Françaissecret industriel
DeutschGeschäftsgeheimnis, Kunstgeheimnis
Italianosegreto commerciale, segreto industriale
Românăsecret profesional
Русскийкомме́рческая та́йна kommérčeskaja tájna

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@misc{trade_secret_2026,
  title = {trade secret},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trade%20secret},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}