ParseError when compiling contract on remix ide

Question

I'm hoping someone can help me. I'm attempting to verify the sourcecode of my token contract on etherscan. To do this, I am attempting to compile the contract on remix IDE and in the attempt of doing so it returns a ParseError. Below is the contract contract segment where the error is concerned. The error appears above 'emappings'. returning a message saying ParserError: Expected pragma, import directive or contract/interface/library/struct/enum/constant/function definition. I feel/hope it is a simple fix though I have been stuck on this for over a week now. Any help greatly appreciated.

function approve(address spender, uint value) external returns (bool);
    function transfer(address to, uint value) external returns (bool);
    function transferFrom(address from, address to, uint value) external returns (bool);
}
{
  "remappings": [],
  "optimizer": {
    "enabled": true,
    "runs": 200
  },
  "evmVersion": "london",
  "outputSelection": {
    "*": {
      "*": [
        "evm.bytecode",
        "evm.deployedBytecode",
        "devdoc",
        "userdoc",
        "metadata",
        "abi"
      ]
    }
  }
}

My attempts have been limited as I am close to completely stuck on this and cannot see what I am to do.