Words / A2

FOHT-ohk-op-ee/ˈfəʊtəʊkɒpi/

A photocopy is a paper copy from a machine: make a photocopy, a colour photocopy, photocopy of your passport (also a verb). Copy is the wider word. Print-out may come from a computer, not a copier. Photo is a camera picture. Do not write photocopy when you mean photograph, or photocopier (the machine).

Meaning

A copy of a document or picture made by a machine.

Examples

• “I need a photocopy of my passport for the form.”
• “Bring a photocopy of your ID, not the original card.”
• “The library charges 10p a photocopy.”

Good to know

make a photocopy / of your passport. Wider: copy. Machine: photocopier. Mix-up: photograph.

Near in meaning

copy

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