"trade secret" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trade secrets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trade secret (plural trade secrets)
  1. (business) A type of intellectual property comprising confidential business information that provides a company with a competitive edge. Categories (topical): Business Related terms: industrial espionage Translations (confidential business information): առևտրային գաղտնիք (aṙewtrayin gaġtnikʻ) (Armenian), 商業秘密 /商业秘密 (shāngyè mìmì) (Chinese Mandarin), obchodní tajemství [neuter] (Czech), forretningshemmelighed [common-gender] (Danish), liikesalaisuus (Finnish), secret industriel [masculine] (French), Geschäftsgeheimnis [neuter] (German), Kunstgeheimnis (note: not in law) [neuter] (German), rahasia dagang (Indonesian), rún ceirde [masculine] (Irish), segreto commerciale [neuter] (Italian), segreto industriale (Italian), rahsia perniagaan (Malay), худалдааны нууц (xudaldaany nuuc) (Mongolian), اسرار تجاری (Persian), tajemnica przedsiębiorstwa [feminine] (Polish), segredo comercial [masculine] (Portuguese), secret profesional [neuter] (Romanian), комме́рческая та́йна (kommérčeskaja tájna) [feminine] (Russian), obchodné tajomstvo [neuter] (Slovak), poslovna skrivnost [feminine] (Slovene), secreto comercial [masculine] (Spanish), affärshemlighet [common-gender] (Swedish), företagshemlighet [common-gender] (Swedish), fabrikshemlighet [archaic, common-gender] (Swedish), комерці́йна таємни́ця (komercíjna tajemnýcja) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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