noun

filing

Translation

filing, submission

The office assistant is responsible for the filing.

The tax filing deadline is in April.

He swept up the metal filings from the floor.

((filing)) [as an action] The filing of documents takes time.

((filing)) [as a submission] The filing of the lawsuit was unexpected.

((filings)) [as particles] He cleaned up the iron filings.

Synonyms: organisation, submission, paperwork; shavings, dust

The noun form of the verb 'to file', which means to organise documents, submit something, or smooth with a tool.

Think of the action of putting papers into a 'file' folder, or the particles that come from using a metal 'file' (tool).