copy

Universal Words noun, verb noun (plural copies) 1 [C] ~ (of sth) a thing that is made to look like sth else, especially a document or a work of art: I will send you a copy of the report. * The thieves replaced the original painting with a copy. * You should make a copy of the disk as a back-up. seealsoHARDCOPY 2 [C] a single example of a book, newspaper, etc. of which many have been made: a copy of 'The Times' * The book sold 20000 copies within two weeks. seealsoBACKCOPY 3 [U] written material that is to be printed in a newspaper, magazine, etc.; news or information that can be used in a newspaper article or advertisement: The subeditors prepare the reporters' copy for the paper and write the headlines. * This will make great copy for the advertisement. 4 = PHOTOCOPY: Could I have ten copies of this page, please? verb (copies, copying, copied, copied) 1 [VN] to make sth that is exactly like sth else: They copied the designs from those on Greek vases. * Everything in the computer's memory can be copied onto diskettes. 2 [VN] ~ sth (from sth) (into / onto sth)