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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They have to rely on patients to recount their medical histories or wait hours or even days for another clinician to send a DVD, a fax — or a photocopy.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 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
But toward the end, a federal immigration official she had met with said he needed Marques May to follow him so he could photocopy her passport, he recalled.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025
“Here you go, hon. This’ll give you a good introduction to Wick’s work. Thing is, you gotta photocopy ’em.
From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older
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