photocopy
Americannoun
plural
photocopiesverb (used with object)
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of photocopy
Vocabulary lists containing photocopy
Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: photo
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You can do so by identifying the official class-action settlement administrator from the photocopy of the check.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026
Down the sidewalk, I mailed packages for our boys at the pack-and-ship shop, and stopped to photocopy teaching materials for my weekly state-prison volunteering gig.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Items should include a flashlight, radio, water, non-perishable foods, warm clothing and a photocopy of all important documents, it says.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
Her Ylfa is a glamorous foodie — herself a photocopy of Tilda Swinton’s meat-loving tycoon in “Okja.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2025
Then she put the forms and the photocopy in a manila envelope addressed to the agency and mailed them off, fully expecting to hear nothing for weeks or months, or possibly ever.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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