Meaning & use
Filing
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The act of placing documents in a designated order or system, or a document formally submitted to an authority.
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The clerk spent the afternoon filing old tax records.
The company's quarterly filing revealed a drop in profits.
A note on using this word
In legal and financial contexts, a "filing" refers specifically to a document submitted to a court, agency, or regulator.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A small particle of metal removed by the action of a file.
Metal filings scattered across the workbench.
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