noun · rare

xerox

xe·rox

xerox · xeroxes

ксерокопія

ксерокопия, фотокопия

Fotokopie, Photokopie, Xerokopie

A xerographA xerograph (copy).

UK/ˈzɛ.ɹɒks/US/ˈziː(ə)ɹ.ɑks/

» Tom xeroxed the document.

Tom hat das Dokument kopiert.

Tom kopierte das Dokument.

Том отксерил документ.

Том відксерив документ.

Meaning

2 senses

(colloquial, informal)A xerograph (copy).
Near-synonyms: photocopy (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)
Hand me that xerox, would you?
a copy made by a xerographic copier
(colloquial, informal)A xerographer (machine).
Near-synonyms: photocopier, photoduplicator, copier (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)
The xerox broke down yesterday.

4 sentences

Tom xeroxed the document.
Том відксерив документ.
ruТом отксерил документ.
deTom hat das Dokument kopiert.
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I xeroxed the document.
ruЯ отксерил документ.
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Yanni got the document xeroxed.
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I mistook the shredder for a Xerox machine.
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Genericized trademark from Xerox (“a photocopier”), from xerography, from Ancient Greek ξη

Genericized trademark from Xerox (“a photocopier”), from xerography, from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) and γραφή (graphḗ, “writing”).

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plural: xeroxes

Singular	xerox
Plural	xeroxes

regular

8 synonyms

Close in meaning

a duplicator (trade mark Xerox) that copies graphic matter by the action of light on an electrically charged photoconductive insulating surface in which the latent image is developed with a resinous powder:xerographic copier Xerox machine
a copy made by a xerographic copier:xerox copy