noun
xerox
ZEH-roks
noun
1
Informally, a photocopy, or the machine that makes one — from the brand name Xerox.
"Can you make a xerox of this contract before you mail it?"
verb
1
To photocopy a document.
"She xeroxed her passport for the visa application."
How to Use Xerox
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA brand name so common it became an everyday word for "photocopy" or "to photocopy."
Common mistake
Because Xerox is a trademark, formal writing should use "photocopy" instead.
Common pairings
xerox a document
make a xerox
Word Forms
xeroxed past tense, xeroxes plural, xeroxes singular
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Etymology
A genericized trademark from the Xerox Corporation, whose name comes from "xerography" (Greek xērós, "dry," + graphḗ, "writing") — a dry photocopying process.