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

Tafoya had to resubmit her campaign filing, correcting it to Plymouth, Minnesota. —Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 25 Jan. 2026

According to the court filing, the witness, whose name was redacted, is a physician who lives near where the shooting occurred. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026

The standard deduction also increased again for every filing status, continuing the post‑TCJA trend that makes itemizing less common. —Emma Waldman, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026

The filing also details hundreds of thousands of dollars flowing to organizations backing ballot initiatives aimed at reshaping education policy and election laws in states, including Ohio, Massachusetts, Arizona and Wisconsin. —Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 24 Jan. 2026

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