fax

Universal Words noun, verb noun (also formal facsimile) 1 (also fax machine) [C] a machine that sends and receives documents in an electronic form along telephone wires and then prints them: Do you have a fax? 2 [U] a system for sending documents using a fax machine: Can you send it to me by fax? * What is your fax number? 3 [C] a letter or message sent by fax: Did you get my fax? * You can send faxes by e-mail from your computer. verb ~ sth (to sb)