"inside information" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} inside information (uncountable)
  1. (US, law, finance) Information 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. Tags: US, uncountable Categories (topical): Finance, Law Related terms: insider trading Translations (information obtained by or from a person in a trusted position): 內幕信息 (Chinese Mandarin), 内幕信息 (nèimù xìnxī) (Chinese Mandarin), voorkennis [feminine] (Dutch), voorwetenschap [feminine] (Dutch), sisäpiiritieto (Finnish)
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