top copyBritish EnglishBrETCN a letter or document from which copies can be made 〔书面材料的〕正本top copy• He carefully writes out a form and Rachel gets the top copy.• The top copy is detached and sent to the firm's local tax inspector.• The top copy of the check is handed into the kitchen or bar for the order to be taken.
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