disclosure

5 definitions • 8 examples

the act of making something known or the fact that is made known:

disclosure of Any public disclosure of this information would be very damaging to the company.

The newspaper made damaging disclosures of management incompetence.

something that was not previously known, or the act of giving such information to the public:

[ C ] Some of the disclosures in the final report were very surprising.

[ U ] Full financial disclosure is required.

a private financial record that a person or company must show to the government, investors, banks, etc. for business purposes, or the fact of making this record available:

Her financial disclosure describes her work for the company as "consulting/media/public relations."

Disclosure of sales and operating profit has confirmed the company's growth within the electronics sector.

the act of making information available to an insurance company when you get insurance or make a claim (= ask for a payment), especially personal information about your health, age, etc.:

Insurers may request the disclosure of existing genetic test results.

private, personal, or secret information that you must tell to someone such as a court judge, the police, or a government organization, or the duty to give them this information:

The FDA requires pharmaceutical companies to provide full disclosure about the risks of their drug products.