{
    "term": "disclosure",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act of making something known or public that was previously secret or private",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the newspaper’s disclosure of defence secrets"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bank will need full disclosure of your financial situation and assets."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The court ruled to prevent public disclosure of the contents of the documents."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "information or a fact that is made known or public that was previously secret or private",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "startling disclosures about his private life"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "revelation"
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈkləʊʒə(r)/",
                "audio": "di/disclosure/disclosure__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪsˈkləʊʒər/",
                "audio": "di/disclosure/disclosure__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent.: from disclose, on the pattern of closure."
}