xerox

UK /ˈzɛ.ɹɒks/ US /ˈziː(ə)ɹ.ɑks/

noun 3verb 2

Collocations

VERB + XEROX

hand

I handed the document to my colleague so she could xerox it for the meeting.

XEROX + NOUN

machine

I need to fix the xerox machine in the office because it keeps jamming again.

noun

A xerograph (copy).

Near-synonyms: photocopy (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)

Hand me that xerox, would you?

A xerographer (machine).

Near-synonyms: photocopier, photoduplicator, copier (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)

The xerox broke down yesterday.

verb

To make a copy using a xerographer.

Near-synonyms: photocopy, photoduplicate (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)

I xeroxed the report for all the people at the meeting.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of xerox.

verb — reproduce by xerography

Near-synonyms: photocopy (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)

Wiktionary

Hand me that xerox, would you?

Wiktionary

There were twenty pictures in the envelope, xeroxes but clear enough. They documented the scene pretty much as I imagined it.

Wiktionary

Near-synonyms: photocopy, photoduplicate (broadly synonymous), photostat (broadly synonymous)

Wiktionary

I xeroxed the report for all the people at the meeting.

Wiktionary

I mistook the shredder for a Xerox machine.

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In some senses, xerox is marked as informal, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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