xerox

Plural: xeroxes

Noun

a copy made by a xerographic printer
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
A photocopy.
A photocopier.

Verb

Verb Forms: xeroxed, xeroxing, xeroxes

To copy a document using a xerographic copying machine.
reproduce by xerography
To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.

Examples

Hand me that xerox, would you?
I xeroxed the report for all the people at the meeting.
She hoped to XEROX her opponent’s high score, but couldn’t find the right tiles.
The xerox broke down yesterday.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

photocopy, run off, xerographic copier, xerox copy, Xerox machine, copy

Scrabble Score: 19

xerox: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
xerox: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
xerox: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

xerox: valid Words With Friends Word