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# disclosure

noun (disclosure; a disclosure, disclosures)

«disclosure» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Telling people something that was secret or private. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disclosure/#m1)
2. A fact or piece of information that is made known. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disclosure/#m2)
3. (formal) Officially giving information, such as in law or business. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disclosure/#m3)
4. (safety) When a child tells a trusted adult about something harmful happening to them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disclosure/#m4)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons, a disclosure is when someone tells a teacher or trusted adult about something worrying, and adults must act to keep them safe. In news and formal language, companies make disclosures about money; schools may need «disclosure checks» (UK) for staff. Phrases: «make a disclosure», «full disclosure», «public disclosure», «disclosure of information».

### Examples

- The disclosure of the secret shocked everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disclosure/#x1)
- If you are worried, telling an adult is called a disclosure, and it is the right thing to do. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disclosure/#x2)
- (formal) The company made a full disclosure of its accounts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disclosure/#x3)
- Full disclosure: I've already eaten one of the biscuits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disclosure/#x4)
- The disclosure of passwords is not allowed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disclosure/#x5)
- The newspaper's disclosure led to an investigation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disclosure/#x6)

### Note

Verb: «disclose». Countable or uncountable. «Full disclosure» at the start of a sentence (informal) means «to be honest, I should tell you». In online safety, avoid disclosure of personal details like your address to strangers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disclosure» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disclosure/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disclosure» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disclosure.html) on Mova free.