filing cabinet
noun
: a piece of furniture that is used for storing documents so that they can be found easily
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Organize financial documents Organize your financial documents in a way that’s easy to access and understand in a filing cabinet or a digital folder.
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Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Paper is an ideal breeding ground for mold, especially when tucked into a filing cabinet that’s rarely opened or moved.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2025
The 1962 Ferrari 330 LM / 250 GTO on offer has a full hand of provenance, matching everything, a filing cabinet full of documentation, parts and service invoices, and a comprehensive history report by Marcel Massini.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
The doggo’s nose led Franks to a filing cabinet shared by Special Agents Vera Strickland and Roger Murphy.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 Feb. 2025
Even a filing cabinet might work for some of the smaller items.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
In 2005, then President George W. Bush said the trust funds are the equivalent of government IOUs in a four-drawer filing cabinet.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Hide/keep safe your Social Security number card Put your Social Security number card in a very safe place, such as a safe, bank safe or a filing cabinet that can be locked.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Paper is an ideal breeding ground for mold, especially when tucked into a filing cabinet that’s rarely opened or moved.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2025
The 1962 Ferrari 330 LM / 250 GTO on offer has a full hand of provenance, matching everything, a filing cabinet full of documentation, parts and service invoices, and a comprehensive history report by Marcel Massini.
—Mike Hanlon, New Atlas, 3 Feb. 2025
The doggo’s nose led Franks to a filing cabinet shared by Special Agents Vera Strickland and Roger Murphy.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 Feb. 2025
Even a filing cabinet might work for some of the smaller items.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
In 2005, then President George W. Bush said the trust funds are the equivalent of government IOUs in a four-drawer filing cabinet.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Hide/keep safe your Social Security number card Put your Social Security number card in a very safe place, such as a safe, bank safe or a filing cabinet that can be locked.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Filing cabinet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filing%20cabinet. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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