inside information

inside information definition - business

inside information

Details of a company's affairs that are known by its directors and officers but are not yet released to the public. For example, initial data on a giant oil field that has not been publicized is inside information.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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