Meanings
- USuncountablebusinessInformation obtained by or from a person in a position of trust (a director, an employee, a consultant) that affects the price of publicly traded securities.
Recently, the hedge-fund industry has been shaken by allegations that it exploits inside information.
2011 July 18, John Cassidy, “Mastering the Machine”, in The New Yorker, →ISSN1 more example
Must a corporation issue a news release if it becomes aware that material inside information has leaked out? "It should make an immediate announcement,"
1968 September 12, “SEC Calls 'Insider' Cases Beneficial to Public”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 內幕信息 /内幕信息
- 內幕信息 /内幕信息 (nèimù xìnxī)information obtained by or from a person in a trusted position
Dutch voorkennis, voorwetenschap
- voorkennisinformation obtained by or from a person in a trusted position
- voorwetenschapinformation obtained by or from a person in a trusted position
Finnish sisäpiiritieto
- sisäpiiritietoinformation obtained by or from a person in a trusted position
Cite this entry
inside information. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inside%20information
“inside information.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inside%20information. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “inside information,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/inside%20information.
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