Definition of "filing" []

• The act or an instance of using a file. (noun)
• A particle or shaving removed by a file: metal filings. (noun)

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• "But that's what this filing is all about -- whether the government's treatment of Padilla was so extreme so as to justify precluding the government from prosecuting him."
• "Morgan Stanley has increased its stake in the company to 27 percent from 18 percent, according to a Dec. 22 filing from the Japanese company."
• "Excellent for long-term filing and important papers."