/ fæks; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun (also formal fac·sim·ile )
1.
(also ˈfax machine ) [ C ] a machine that sends and receives documents in an electronic form along telephone wires and then prints them :
Do you have a fax?
2.
[ U ] a system for sending documents using a fax machine :
Can you send it to me by fax ?
What is your fax number?
3.
[ C ] a letter or message sent by fax :
Did you get my fax?
You can send faxes by email from your computer.
■ verb
fax sth (to sb) | fax sb (sth) to send sb a document, message, etc. by fax :
[ vnn , vn ]
Could you fax me the latest version?
Could you fax it to me?
[ vn ]
I faxed the list of hotels through to them.
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WORD ORIGIN
1940s: abbreviation of facsimile .