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disclosure
noun
the
act
of
making
secret
or
new
information
known
to
others
•
The
lawyer
demanded
the
complete
disclosure
of
all
financial
records
before
the
trial
.
The
lawyer
demanded
the
complete
disclosure
of
all
financial
records
before
the
trial
.
•
Publicly
traded
companies
must
ensure
transparent
disclosure
of
their
earnings
each
quarter
.
Publicly
traded
companies
must
ensure
transparent
disclosure
of
their
earnings
each
quarter
.
From
the
verb
disclose
(
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
desclos
,
past
participle
of
desclore
“
to
open
,
unlock
”)
+
-ure
.
noun
a
piece
of
new
or
secret
information
that
is
made
public
•
The
actress
’
s
shocking
disclosure
about
her
childhood
dominated
the
headlines
.
The
actress
’
s
shocking
disclosure
about
her
childhood
dominated
the
headlines
.
•
Yesterday
’
s
newspaper
printed
a
startling
disclosure
about
government
surveillance
programs
.
Yesterday
’
s
newspaper
printed
a
startling
disclosure
about
government
surveillance
programs
.
Same
origin
as
the
first
sense
:
formed
by
adding
the
noun
suffix
-ure
to
disclose
.
