refax

English

Alternative forms

• re-fax

Etymology

re- +‎ fax

Verb

refax (third-person singular simple present refaxes, present participle refaxing, simple past and past participle refaxed)

1. To fax again; to send again by fax machine.
   • 1991, The Bulletin, Issues 5759-5767, page 8,

     Dix reckons he has refaxed 17000 pages in this way over the past eight months.

   • 2006, Dolf De Roos, Gene Burns, The Insider's Guide to 52 Homes in 52 Weeks: Acquire Your Real Estate Fortune Now, page 92:

     “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.

   • 2008, Michael Soussan, Backstabbing for Beginners: My Crash Course in International Diplomacy, page 162:

     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.

Anagrams

• faxer