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

When Pitman started in repo, orders arrived by fax; agents used foldout maps. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Some of the recommendations will sound very familiar to anyone who has ever tried to resolve an IRS issue by phone, fax, or mail. — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

For comparison, Zoom Phone supports both sending and receiving faxes. — John Brandon, PC Magazine, 17 June 2026

The artist’s long career swept in artworks made not only on cameras and canvases, but on such things as fax machines and photocopiers. — Barbara Isenberg, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

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