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filing - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'filing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Filing [ n.]
- A fragment or particle rubbed off by the act of filing; as, iron filings.
2 . Filing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of File

Meaning of 'filing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . filing [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the entering of a legal document into the public record
Example in sentence:
  • he filed a complaint;
  • he filed his tax return
Meaning (2):
- preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.
Example in sentence:
  • I have some filing to do