# filing

Pronunciation: say "FY-ling" US /ˈfaɪlɪŋ/, UK /ˈfaɪ.lɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of storing documents in an archive or ordered system so they can be retrieved later.
   - Simple: The act of sorting and storing papers so they can be found later.
   - _The filing of company records is handled by the records department._
   - _Careful filing of the contracts meant the lawyers found them in seconds._
2. A small particle removed from a surface by a file or similar tool; a shaving.
   - Simple: A tiny bit of metal or wood rubbed off by a file.
   - _A stray filing lodged itself under his fingernail._
   - _Iron filings line up along the field of a magnet._
3. A document that has been officially submitted and placed on record.
   - Simple: A paper or form that has been officially turned in and kept on record.
   - _The court rejected the filing because a signature was missing._
   - _Investors reviewed the company's quarterly filings for warning signs._

## Verb

4. Present participle of file. — present participle and gerund of file
   - Simple: Present participle of file. Use this -ing form for an action happening now.
   - _The clerk is filing the morning's paperwork._
   - _Workers are filing the rough edges off the metal plates._

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