Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

refax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-fax
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fax again; to send again by fax machine.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"1991, The Bulletin, Issues 5759-5767, page 8, Dix reckons he has refaxed 17000 pages in this way over the past eight months."
"“I'd come home and my fax machine would literally be stacked with counteroffers,” Gene said. “I'd just sign and refax, sign and refax."
"The decision to use CNN as a diplomatic channel was critical for the Iraqis; if they had waited for their letter to be faxed and re-faxed through the normal channels […] the news might have reached President Clinton a few minutes too late."

Etymology

From re- + fax.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

refaxes (present, singular) refaxing (participle, present) refaxed (participle, past) refaxed (past) re-fax (alternative)

Questions

What does refax mean?: To fax again; to send again by fax machine.
Where does refax come from?: From re- + fax.

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