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trade secrets

trade secrets is the plural of trade secret.

Meaning of trade secret

Noun

trade secret (plural 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?'1988, Roald Dahl, Matilda

Questions about trade secrets

What is trade secrets the plural of?
Trade secrets is the plural of trade secret.

Words near trade secrets in the dictionary

  1. trade routes
  2. trade row
  3. trade rows
  4. trade school
  5. trade secret
  6. trade secrets
  7. trade show
  8. trade shows
  9. trade standard
  10. trade standards
  11. trade stimulator

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