fax

American  

[faks] / fæks /

noun

1. facsimile.

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adjective

1. facsimile.

verb (used with object)

1. to transmit a facsimile of (printed matter, photographs, or the like) electronically.

   Fax the information to all our branch offices.

fax British  

/ fæks /

noun

1. Also: fax machine.  short for facsimile machine

2. short for facsimile transmission

3. a message or document sent by fax

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verb

1. (tr) to send (a message, document, etc) by fax

Etymology

Origin of fax

By shortening and respelling

Example Sentences

Ravanelli, reportedly the highest-paid man in the league, scored at almost the same rate he bemoaned the club's professionalism in the Italian press, suggesting Juventus coaches were having to fax him fitness plans.

From BBC

The result is chaos, and a few too many jokes about young people not knowing how to work a fax machine or manage paper.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a work phone with a small touch screen, email and fax capabilities and a scheduler; it weighed a full pound.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I never visited his island, never flew on his planes, and never saw him with young girls... I have been subjected to harassment, false accusations and threats via email, telephone and fax.”

From Los Angeles Times

I should have listened to Dad’s accountant, who urged me to fax the forms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• copy
• transmission