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filing

/ˈfaɪlɪŋ/noun

उच्चारण फ़ाइलिंग

फ़ाइल में लगाना, फ़ाइलिंग

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the act of putting documents and letters into a file or into a particular place so that they can be found easily

    फ़ाइल में लगाना, फ़ाइलिंग

    • The clerk spends half the day doing the filing.
    • a filing cabinet
    • The office assistant is behind on the filing.
    + 2 more examples
    • Good filing makes it easy to find old papers.
    • The filing of the receipts takes a few hours every month.
  2. 2

    [C] especially North American

    an official document that is presented to a court or government office

    (अदालत या सरकारी दफ़्तर में) दाख़िल किया गया दस्तावेज़

    • a court filing
    • the filing of income tax returns
    • The last date for the filing of returns is 31 July.
    + 2 more examples
    • The company's filing with the court was delayed.
    • Lawyers prepared the filing for the High Court.
  3. 3

    [usually plural]

    a very small piece of metal, removed using a file

    (धातु का) बुरादा

    • iron filings
    • The carpenter swept up the metal filings from the floor.
    • The magnet picked up the iron filings from the table.
    + 2 more examples
    • Metal filings flew out as he worked on the lock.
    • Wear goggles to protect your eyes from filings.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

filing (uncountable noun)

Filing is the work of putting documents in order in files. It is uncountable.

Filing दस्तावेज़ों को फ़ाइलों में व्यवस्थित रखने का काम है; यह uncountable है।

  • Filing is part of the clerk's job.
  • The office needs help with filing.

filing + noun

Before a noun it names the equipment or the task: filing cabinet, filing clerk.

Noun से पहले यह उपकरण या काम का नाम बताता है।

  • The filing cabinet is full.
  • She works as a filing clerk.

filing of + noun (legal)

In law, the filing of a document is the act of formally presenting it.

क़ानून में filing का अर्थ किसी दस्तावेज़ को औपचारिक रूप से प्रस्तुत करना है।

  • The filing of the tax return ends on 31 July.
  • The filing of the case took place yesterday.

filings (metal)

The plural filings means tiny pieces of metal removed with a file.

Plural 'filings' का अर्थ है रेती से झड़े धातु के बारीक कण।

  • Iron filings are attracted by a magnet.
  • Metal filings covered the floor.
+Collocations 6

filing + noun

cabinetsystemclerkdeadlinefeedate

  • The court announced a new filing deadline.

verb + filing

dofinishdelaycompletecheckhandle

  • Radhika finished the filing before lunch.

legal filing

taxcourtannualonlinelatecompany

  • Online filing of income tax returns is now common.

filing + of

documentsreturnsa complaintpapers

  • The filing of the complaint was done on Monday.

metal filings

ironsteelcopperbrass

  • The teacher sprinkled iron filings on the paper to show the magnetic field.

filing + preposition

for the tax yearwith the courtby the deadlinein the register

  • The company missed the deadline for filing its accounts.
“More examples 7
  • The accountant has finished the filing for this month.

लेखाकार ने इस माह की filing पूरी कर ली है।

  • Online filing has made it easier to submit tax returns.

ऑनलाइन filing से कर विवरणी जमा करना आसान हो गया है।

  • A magnet attracts iron filings in the experiment.

प्रयोग में चुंबक लौह-कणों (iron filings) को खींचता है।

  • The deadline for filing nominations ends at three o'clock.

नामांकन दाख़िल करने की समयसीमा तीन बजे समाप्त होती है।

  • Radhika was hired for filing and answering the phone.

राधिका को filing और फ़ोन का उत्तर देने के लिए रखा गया।

  • The company's annual filing was sent to the registrar.

कंपनी की वार्षिक filing रजिस्ट्रार को भेजी गई।

  • The filing system in the old library is arranged by subject.

पुराने पुस्तकालय की filing प्रणाली विषय के अनुसार व्यवस्थित है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ I did a filing in the office.

✓ I did the filing in the office.

The uncountable noun filing takes the or no article, not a.

Uncountable noun 'filing' के साथ the या कोई article नहीं आता, a नहीं।

✗ The filing of the form were delayed.

✓ The filing of the form was delayed.

The subject is filing, which is singular.

Subject 'filing' singular है, इसलिए was आता है।

◇Word family
file verbfile noun
✓In the exam

General knowledge

Iron filings sprinkled near a magnet arrange themselves along its lines of magnetic force.

चुंबक के पास छिड़का गया लोहे का बुरादा उसकी चुंबकीय बल-रेखाओं के अनुसार सज जाता है।