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secrecy(dictionary)
Bank secrecy(finance)

secrecy (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: secretie 'secrecy' (15-16 centuries), from secre 'secret' (14-16 centuries), from Old French secre, from Latin secretus; SECRET1]
the process of keeping something secret, or when something is kept a secret
-see also secret secret
::I must stress the need for absolute secrecy about the project.
::His work was shrouded in secrecy .
::the veil of secrecy that covered the talks
swear sb to secrecy
to make someone promise not to repeat what you have told them