disclosure
UK /dɪsˈkləʊʒə(ɹ)/ · US /dɪsˈkloʊʒɚ/ noun
Forms disclosures
- noun The act of revealing something.
- noun (law) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing. “get full disclosure”
- noun That which is disclosed; a previously hidden fact or series of facts that is made known.
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Etymology
From disclose by analogy with closure. A purely English formation.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of disclosing, uncovering, or revealing; bringing to light; exposure.
- noun That which is disclosed or revealed.
Etymology [See Disclose, v. t., and cf. Closure.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “disclosure”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details