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non-compete, a. and n. Business and Law (orig. U.S.).
Brit. |ˌnɒnkəmˈpiːt|, U.S. |ˌnɑnkəmˈpit|
[‹ non- prefix + compete v.2]
A. adj. Designating or relating to a contractual provision barring one party from competing with another party, esp. one barring an employee, upon dismissal or resignation, from working for or establishing a business that may compete with his or her former employer.
1954Yale Law Jrnl. 63 774 He may amortize the cost of the non-compete covenant over its life. 1975Lincoln (Nebraska) Evening Jrnl. 13 Mar. 20/1 A bill..that would end certain non-compete contractual agreements between employers and their employees. 1991D. Yaeger Undue Process iii. 107 [He] began benefiting from..a noncompete deal that pays him $8,600 every year, as long as he doesn't accept another sports job. 1997P. Bronson First $20 Million is Hardest 92 Most employees who leave Silicon Valley firms are bound by noncompete clauses in their nondisclosure agreements. 2006Daily Tel. (Nexis) 28 Mar. 1 [He] is expected to return to hedge fund trading, but that will be delayed by a non-compete clause with GLG.
B. n. A non-compete provision.
1982Federal Suppl. 5371282 Johnson & Johnson did not intend to release plaintiffs Hagfors and Jensen from their non-competes and any request for release would have been futile. 1995M. D. Nathanson Home Health Care Answer Bk. v. 90 Without a noncompete, an employee could take the experience gained..and apply it to further the interests of a competing agency. 2006N.Y. Mag. 6 Feb. 38/2 Miramax grew its own executives, made them sign stiff non-competes. |