TIPPEX


Meaning of TIPPEX in English

™ / ˈtɪpeks; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( BrE ) a liquid, usually white, that you use to cover mistakes that you make when you are writing or typing, and that you can write on top of; a type of correction fluid

►  tip·pex verb [ vn ] tippex sth (out) :

I tippexed out the mistakes.

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WORD ORIGIN

1960s: from German , from tippen to type and Latin ex out.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.