Phrase guide

trade secret

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a secret (method or device or formula) that gives a manufacturer an advantage over the competition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: secret

History

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: առեւտրային գաղտնիք (aṙewtrayin gaġtnikʻ) — confidential business information
  • Chinese Mandarin: 商業秘密 /商业秘密 (shāngyè mìmì) — confidential business information
  • Czech: obchodní tajemství — confidential business information
  • Danish: forretningshemmelighed — confidential business information
  • Finnish: liikesalaisuus — confidential business information
  • French: secret industriel — confidential business information
  • German: Geschäftsgeheimnis — confidential business information
  • German: Kunstgeheimnis — confidential business information
  • Indonesian: rahasia dagang — confidential business information
  • Irish: rún ceirde — confidential business information
  • Italian: segreto commerciale — confidential business information
  • Italian: segreto industriale — confidential business information
  • Malay: rahsia perniagaan — confidential business information
  • Mongolian: худалдааны нууц (xudaldaany nuuc) — confidential business information
  • Persian: اسرار تجاری — confidential business information
  • Polish: tajemnica przedsiębiorstwa — confidential business information
  • Portuguese: segredo comercial — confidential business information
  • Romanian: secret profesional — confidential business information
  • Russian: комме́рческая та́йна (kommérčeskaja tájna) — confidential business information
  • Slovak: obchodné tajomstvo — confidential business information
  • Slovene: poslovna skrivnost — confidential business information
  • Spanish: secreto comercial — confidential business information
  • Swedish: affärshemlighet — confidential business information
  • Swedish: företagshemlighet — confidential business information
  • Swedish: fabrikshemlighet — confidential business information
  • Ukrainian: комерці́йна таємни́ця (komercíjna tajemnýcja) — confidential business information