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Definition of "fax" []

  • A fax machine. (noun)
  • A printed page or image transmitted or received by a fax machine. (noun)
  • To transmit (printed matter or an image) by electronic means. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "fax" in a sentence
  • "$_POST [ 'city']; $zip = $_POST [ 'zip']; $phone = $_POST [ 'phone']; $fax = $_POST [ 'fax'];"
  • "My tax person said he could send a statement to Midge Roy proving what my yearly taxes could be, so I told him to fax the info to her at fax# 413-586-3263."
  • "When I asked for a supervisor, I was given to some guy and told to fax the complaint to a blind fax#."