Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense faxes, present participle faxing, past tense, past participle faxed
1. countable noun [oft byNOUN]
A fax or a fax machine is a piece of equipment that was used in the past to copy documents by sending information electronically along a telephone line, and to receive copies that were sent in this way.
...a modern reception desk with telephone and fax.
Back then, cartoonists sent in their work by fax.
2. verb
In the past, if you faxed a document to someone, you sent it from one fax machine to another.
I faxed a copy of the agreement to each of the investors. [VERB noun + to]
Did you fax him a reply? [VERB noun noun]
Pop it in the post, or get your secretary to fax it. [VERB noun]
I faxed 10 hotels in the area to check room size. [VERB noun]
3. countable noun
You can refer to a copy of a document that was transmitted by a fax machine as a fax.
I sent him a long fax, saying I didn't need any help.
...a 2,000 word fax message.
fax in British English
(fæks)
noun
1. Also: fax machine. short for facsimile machine
2. short for facsimile transmission
3.
a message or document sent by fax
verb
4. (transitive)
to send (a message, document, etc) by fax
fax in American English
(fæks)
noun
1.
the transmission of graphic matter by electrical or electronic means, as over a telephone line, for reception and reproduction; facsimile
2.
a reproduction produced in this way, printed out or stored as a computer file
3.
a device for producing such copies
: also fax machine
adjective
4.
of, for, or by means of facsimile
a fax order
verb transitive
5.
to transmit by fax
6.
to send to by fax
Word origin
< facsimile
fax in Hospitality1
(fæks)
Word forms: (plural) faxes
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Hotel facilities, business center)
A fax is a copy of a document that is transmitted electronically along a telephone lineby a fax machine.
You can book by phone or send a fax.
Is there a fax machine to send faxes from this hotel?
Any guest wishing to receive faxes will be given the business center fax number.
send a fax
fax in Hospitality2
(fæks)
Word forms: (present) faxes, (past) faxed, (perfect) faxed, (progressive) faxing
verb
(Hospitality (hotel): Hotel facilities, business center)
If you fax a document to someone, you send it from one fax machine to another.
I faxed a copy of the reservation to each of the guests.
Did you mail or fax the guest a confirmation of her reservation?
You can print, photocopy, and fax your documents from the business center.
Examples of 'fax' in a sentence
fax
In the 1980s businesses made a switch to commerce by fax rather than post.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She now has received by fax a handwritten note from him.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This is because the fax machine is permanently clogged up.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They will be as dead as the fax machine.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Contestants dashed to close deals using fax machines in airless offices.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We made our wedding plans by fax and telephone.
Christianity Today (2000)
He asked for the number of my fax machine so he could send me copies of the recipes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Undaunted, he decides to use a fax machine.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Then we couldn't find a fax machine.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Deadline Day is also the biggest day of the year for the humble fax machine.
The Sun (2016)
The pace was demanding, with advice being sought by telephone and fax.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I recently had to resort to sending a fax.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
You like to fax documents.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The next time they promise to post a cheque, ask them to fax a copy of the signed cheque to you.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
A country in which owning a fax machine required security clearance suddenly found itself awash with mobile telephones and internet connections.
Charles Glass The Tribes Triumphant (2006)
To close the account I was required to fax five documents to the company.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We take letters by e-mail, fax or post.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It seems that all you have to do there is, er, get your friends to send a fax.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The telephone, fax machine, and electronic mail are the most obvious current examples of this "information revolution.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
Finally, a woman came on the phone and asked if I could send them a fax with my request.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
fax
British English: fax /fæks/ NOUN
A fax or a fax machine is a piece of equipment used to send and receive documents electronically along a telephone line.
American English: fax
Arabic: فَاكْس
Brazilian Portuguese: fax
Chinese: 传真
Croatian: faks
Czech: fax
Danish: fax
Dutch: fax
European Spanish: fax
Finnish: faksi
French: fax
German: Fax
Greek: φαξ
Italian: fax
Japanese: ファックス
Korean: 팩스
Norwegian: faks
Polish: faks
European Portuguese: fax
Romanian: fax
Russian: факс
Latin American Spanish: fax
Swedish: fax
Thai: โทรสาร
Turkish: faks
Ukrainian: факс
Vietnamese: máy fax
British English: fax /fæks/ VERB
If you fax a document, you send a document from one fax machine to another.