on file

Idioms  

1. In or as if in a record for easy reference. For example, There's no job open right now, but we'll keep your résumé on file. The use of file in the sense of “a collection of papers stored for ready reference” dates from the early 1600s.

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Example Sentences

In addition, the account allows you to review the information the agency has on file, including your earnings history and addresses.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 18, 2026

In the Texas Panhandle, Potter County elections officials quickly confirmed through DPS that three of nine voters on their list had proof of citizenship on file.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

But Grok is now telling people asking it to make such material that only paid subscribers would be able to do so - meaning their name and payment information must be on file.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

Companies such as travel-booking site Klook, crypto assets platform BitGo and construction equipment rental EquipmentShare are on file to go public and may hit markets next year, Bochanis said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

One of his last acts as president was to place on file in the State Department his rejoinder to Bache’s accusations, which historians have long since discovered were based on forged English documents.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Related Words

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