photocopy

[foh-tuh-kop-ee]

noun

plural

photocopies 

1. a photographic reproduction of a document, print, or the like.

verb (used with object)

photocopied, photocopying 

1. to reproduce (a document, print, or the like) photographically.

photocopy

/ ˈfəʊtəʊˌkɒpɪ /

noun

1. a photographic reproduction of written, printed, or graphic work See also microcopy

verb

1. to reproduce (written, printed, or graphic work) on photographic material

Word History and Origins

Origin of photocopy¹

First recorded in 1920–25; photo- + copy

Example Sentences

Not a photocopied handout in English tucked into an envelope behind a paycheck, not a rushed talk in Spanish at the field’s edge, but a verified safety course — certified by labor contractors and farmers alike.

From Los Angeles Times

The government says the new app will mean further education colleges no longer have to hire extra staff to photocopy results or chase missing paperwork from prospective students.

From BBC

One aggravating visual tic is that most of the male characters are photocopies of each other, a stack of handsome men with sandy brown goatees.

From Los Angeles Times

In fact he was so worried about the "bizarre" prescriptions he was being handed by patients he photocopied 250 of the most suspicious.

From BBC

Jean shoves a photocopy of an article from the Cook Islands News into my hand.

From BBC