/ˈzɛ.ɹɒks/, /ˈziː(ə)ɹ.ɑks/, [ˈseɾoks]
OriginGenericized trademark from Xerox (“a photocopier”), from xerography, from Ancient Greek ξηρός (xērós, “dry”) and γραφή (graphḗ, “writing”).
- India, Philippines, US, colloquial, datedA photocopy.
“Hand me that xerox, would you?”
“There were twenty pictures in the envelope, xeroxes but clear enough. They documented the scene pretty much as I imagined it.”
- Canada, US, colloquial, dated, informalA photocopier.
“The xerox broke down yesterday.”
- alt-ofAlternative letter-case form of xerox.
- India, Philippines, US, colloquial, datedTo make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.
“I xeroxed the report for all the people at the meeting.”
- alt-ofAlternative letter-case form of xerox.
Formsxeroxes(plural) · Xerox(alternative) · xeroxes(present, singular, third-person) · xeroxing(participle, present) · xeroxed(participle, past) · xeroxed(past) · Xeroxes(plural) · Xeroxes(present, singular, third-person) · Xeroxing(participle, present) · Xeroxed(participle, past) · Xeroxed(past)