fax

noun

ˈfaks 

1

: facsimile sense 2

2

: a device used to send or receive facsimile communications

3

: a facsimile communication

fax verb

Examples of fax in a Sentence

She sent me a copy of her report by fax.

She sent me a fax of her report.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Most of the work included answering phones, making copies, sending faxes and ordering lunch for the crew. —Colson Thayer, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025

The Absurdity Factor Somewhere right now, a billion-dollar health system is still relying on a fax machine to send patient records. —Jeffrey Wessler, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025

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Word History

Etymology

by shortening & alteration

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fax

• fax modem

Rhymes for fax

• axe
• backs
• blacks
• cracks
• flax
• hacks
• jacks
• knacks
• lacks
• lakhs
• lax
• macs

Kids Definition

fax

noun

ˈfaks 

1

: facsimile sense 2

2

: a machine used to send or receive facsimile communications

3

: a facsimile communication

fax verb