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filings

American  
[fahy-lingz] / ˈfaɪ lɪŋz /

plural noun

  1. particles removed by a file.


filings British  
/ ˈfaɪlɪŋz /

plural noun

  1. shavings or particles removed by a file

    iron filings

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of filings

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; file 2, -ing 1, -s 3

Example Sentences

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He also says Descartes called out strength in trade intelligence, freight visibility and customs filings.

From The Wall Street Journal

According to legal filings cited by Wired, the action was launched on Wednesday in the Southern District of New York.

From BBC

In legal filings, the tech giants expressed concerns about the government's retaliation against Anthropic after it refused to let its tools be used in mass surveillance and autonomous weapons.

From BBC

Court filings claim that, either Indyke and Kahn - but often both of them - "had signatory authority over virtually all of the accounts held by Epstein", which meant they were authorised to make transactions.

From BBC

Ackman aims to list both Pershing Square Inc.—the prospective parent company of his hedge fund—and Pershing Square USA, a closed-end fund, according to filings published Tuesday.

From Barron's