copy
US /ˈkɑpi/
Definition
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Please make ten copies of the agenda before the meeting begins.
Word Family
Synonyms
- duplicatesomething additional of the same kind
- replicatebend or turn backward
Collocations
- Easy copy a documentto copy a document, meaning to copy down as is
- Medium hard copy of the reportdescribing hard copy of the report (not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure)
- Hard certified true copyto certified true copy, meaning to provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
- Very Hard carbon copy of one's predecessordescribing carbon copy of one's predecessor (an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.