Meaning & use
Xeroxes
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Makes photocopies of a document, typically using a photocopying machine.
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She quickly xeroxes the handout before the meeting starts.
The assistant xeroxes hundreds of pages every week for the office archive.
A note on using this word
Derived from the trademarked brand name Xerox, which became so dominant that it turned into a generic verb for photocopying, much like 'google' did for searching online.
Words with a similar meaning
copiesduplicates
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A photocopy, especially one made on a Xerox-brand machine.
He handed me a xerox of the original contract.
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