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filing

fi·ling

UK/ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/ US/ˈfaɪlɪŋ/ fairly common

noun

1.

the entering of a legal document into the public record

  • “he filed a complaint”
  • “he filed his tax return”
2.

a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

3.

the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)

4.

preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.

  • “I have some filing to do”

Phrases

  • draw filing
  • filing cabinet
  • filing system
  • filing tray

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