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Definition of filing

filing

/ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/
fil · ing
Plural:filings
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filing Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A document, application, or legal record formally submitted to a court, government agency, or official registry.

Example

"The corporation disclosed its quarterly earnings in a mandatory regulatory filing."

2

The administrative action or work of arranging and storing documents in a systematic order for future reference.

Example

"She spent the afternoon catching up on the office filing and organizing client folders."

3

A tiny particle or fragment rubbed off a hard material, especially metal, by a file (usually used in the plural).

Example

"In science class, we used iron filings to visualize the invisible lines of a magnetic field."

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• Nearby Words

filer
fileserver
filibuster
filing
filipendula
filipina
filix

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Filing. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/filing
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