filing

1 of 2

noun (1)

fil·​ing ˈfī-liŋ How to pronounce filing (audio)
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
In its filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, the company listed its total assets at $2.26 billion and total debts at $2.44 billion. Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024 The name was soon changed and the most recent filing from March 4 lists Falconer as one of three leaders. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2024 The disclosure came as an amendment to Reddit’s IPO filing. Brian Fung, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024 But after a hundred and five House Republicans signed on to the initial filing of the brief—half the conference—Johnson refiled it the next day with twenty more names, including McCarthy’s. David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2024 Reddit made no mention of the revenue potential of NSFW content in its IPO filing. Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024 City already big Red Bike backer Red Bike collected just more than $1 million in revenue in 2022, according to its most recent filing with the Internal Revenue Service. Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 14 Mar. 2024 The office turned over more documents Wednesday, according to Bragg's filing. Graham Kates, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2024 Including the information in a 10-K filing also increases the potential liability a company faces in providing the disclosures, which might prompt them to compile the information more carefully, said the SEC in its proposing release. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of filing was in the 14th century

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“Filing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filing. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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
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