trade secret

noun

A type of intellectual property comprising confidential business information that provides a company with a competitive edge.

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Meanings

nountrade secret (plural trade secrets)

plural trade secrets

  1. businessA 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

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 商業秘密 /商业秘密
  • 商業秘密 /商业秘密 (shāngyè mìmì)confidential business information
Czech obchodní tajemství
  • obchodní tajemstvíconfidential business information
Danish forretningshemmelighed
  • forretningshemmelighedconfidential business information
Finnish liikesalaisuus
  • liikesalaisuusconfidential business information
French secret industriel
  • secret industrielconfidential business information
German Geschäftsgeheimnis, Kunstgeheimnis
  • Geschäftsgeheimnisconfidential business information
  • Kunstgeheimnisconfidential business information
Indonesian rahasia dagang
  • rahasia dagangconfidential business information
Irish rún ceirde
  • rún ceirdeconfidential business information
Italian segreto commerciale, segreto industriale
  • segreto commercialeconfidential business information
  • segreto industrialeconfidential business information
Malay rahsia perniagaan
  • rahsia perniagaanconfidential business information
Persian اسرار تجاری
  • اسرار تجاریconfidential business information
Polish tajemnica przedsiębiorstwa
  • tajemnica przedsiębiorstwaconfidential business information
Portuguese segredo comercial
  • segredo comercialconfidential business information
Romanian secret profesional
  • secret profesionalconfidential business information
Russian комме́рческая та́йна
  • комме́рческая та́йна (kommérčeskaja tájna)confidential business information
Slovak obchodné tajomstvo
  • obchodné tajomstvoconfidential business information
Spanish secreto comercial
  • secreto comercialconfidential business information
Swedish affärshemlighet, företagshemlighet
  • affärshemlighetconfidential business information
  • företagshemlighetconfidential business information
  • fabrikshemlighetconfidential business information
Ukrainian комерці́йна таємни́ця
  • комерці́йна таємни́ця (komercíjna tajemnýcja)confidential business information
Cite this entry
APA

trade secret. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trade%20secret

MLA

“trade secret.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trade%20secret. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trade secret,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trade%20secret.

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