filefile2 verb1[transitiveT] to keep or put papers with information on them in a particular place, so that you can find them easilyThe reservation form and confirmation slip are then filed alphabetically.
2[transitiveT]ACCOUNTING to officially send your accounts to the authoritiesYou could be prosecuted for failing to file your accounts before February 28.
→ see also pay and file 3[intransitiveI, transitiveT]LAW to officially record a complaint, law case, official document etcChevron filed a lawsuit to remove Pennzoil as a shareholder.
America’s federal bankruptcy code was rewritten in order to make it easier tofile for bankruptcy (=inform the authorities that a business is bankrupt).