fair copy

American  

noun

1. a copy of a document made after final correction.

2. the condition of such a copy.

3. an exact copy.

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fair copy British  

noun

1. a clean copy of a document on which all corrections have been made

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Etymology

Origin of fair copy

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Within minutes, both the original and the fair copy were ash.

From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2018

The manuscript, now in Northwestern University, is in Paul’s hand and looks like a fair copy rather than an original working version, though it was missing the last verse.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2016

For one thing, they've already been there; the movie cannot be more than a zealous approximation of Rowling's achievement, a fair copy of a rapturous literary experience.

From Time • Jul. 10, 2011

Shenanigans like these earned them the nicknames Batman and Robin, and may once have made fair copy.

From Time Magazine Archive

He tinkered with his draft for a further quarter of an hour, then threaded in new sheets and typed up a fair copy.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan