filing
US /ˈfaɪlɪŋ/UK /ˈfaɪlɪŋ/
Definition
the entering of a legal document into the public record
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Confidential personnel contracts are locked securely inside the metal filing cabinet.
Word Family
Synonyms
- archivingput into an archive
- record-keepinghaving a meaning similar to filing
Collocations
- Easy filing cabinet drawerto filing cabinet drawer, meaning to record in a public office or in a court of law
- Medium tax filing deadlineto tax filing deadline, meaning to levy a tax on
- Hard regulatory filing with commissiondescribing regulatory filing with commission (restricting according to rules or principles)
- Very Hard amended SEC filing disclosuresto amended SEC filing disclosures, meaning to make amendments to
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