filing

1 of 2

noun (1)

fil·​ing ˈfī-liŋ 

1

: an act or instance of using a file

2

: a fragment rubbed off in filing

iron filings

filing

2 of 2

noun (2)

1

: an act or instance of filing something

2

: a document filed

Examples of filing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The Administration submitted an emergency filing to the Supreme Court after an appeals court declined to block the injunction. —Chad De Guzman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025

According to court filings, the state is seeking the death penalty for both men, citing multiple aggravating factors. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025

Shareholders first heard about the pay package in September when the board of directors proposed it in a detailed filing to federal securities regulators. —Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025

Thursday’s order that the administration must immediately distribute SNAP funding in full came in response to an emergency filing from Democracy Forward, the progressive group that brought the lawsuit. —Aria Bendix, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1712, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing filing

• filing cabinet

Rhymes for filing

• piling
• smiling
• styling
• tiling
• beguiling
• compiling
• profiling
• refiling
• reviling
• stockpiling
• unsmiling
• reconciling

Kids Definition

filing

noun

fil·​ing

ˈfī-liŋ

: a small piece scraped off in filing

iron filings

Legal Definition

filing

noun

1

: an act or instance of filing something

2

: a document filed