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photocopy

noun [C]
 
 
/ˈfəʊ.təʊˌkɒp.i/ US  /ˈfoʊ.t̬oʊˌkɑː.pi/

Definition

B1 a photographic copy of a document made on a photocopier: I'll just make a photocopy of the agreement.Copying and copiesForgery photocopy
 
 
verb [T]
Could you photocopy those three pages for me, please?Office practicesCopying and copiesForgery
(Definition of photocopy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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