filing

fil·ing 1

 (fī′lĭng)

n.

An official document that is filed with a court, government agency, or other legal or political institution.


fil·ing 2

 (fī′lĭng)

n.

1. The act or an instance of using a file.

2. A particle or shaving removed by a file: metal filings.

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filing

(ˈfaɪlɪŋ)

n

1. the work of filing documents

2. (Law) US something that is filed

3. (Law) US a submission to a court or other authority

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun1.filing - the entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return"

submission, entry - something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); "several of his submissions were rejected by publishers"; "what was the date of submission of your proposal?"

2.filing - a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"

metal filing - a fragment of metal rubbed off by the use of a file

3.filing - the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)

formation, shaping - the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

4.filing - preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do"

storage - the act of storing something

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Translations

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filing

[ˈfaɪlɪŋ]

B. CPD filing cabinet Nfichero m, archivador m
filing clerk N (esp Brit) → archivero/a m/f

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