faxnoun
uk/fæks/us/fæks/[ C ] (a copy of) a document that travels in electronic form along a phone line and is then printed on paper:
I'll send you a fax with the details of the proposal.
[ C or U ] also fax machine a device or system used to send and receive documents in electronic form along a phone line:
I'll send you the agenda by fax.
Do you have a fax at home?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Communications - messaging
- beep
- beeper
- bleep
- EMS
- intercom
- Mailgram
- message
- page
- pager
- resend
- sexting
- Telemessage
- telemetry
- teleprinter
- telex
- text
- text message
- thnq
- wire
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faxverb [ T ]
uk/fæks/us/fæks/B1 to send a document using a fax machine:
I'll fax it (through/over/across) to you.
[ + two objects ] Fax me your reply/Fax your reply to me.
More examples
- Please could you fax me a copy of the contract?
- I spent all afternoon faxing my application form.
- I faxed it yesterday.
- You can fax or email the form once you have completed it.
- Did you fax it, or send it by post?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Communications - messaging
- beep
- beeper
- bleep
- EMS
- intercom
- Mailgram
- message
- page
- pager
- resend
- sexting
- Telemessage
- telemetry
- teleprinter
- telex
- text
- text message
- thnq
- wire
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