→proof(Definition ofproof copyfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofproof copy
proof copyHowever, it never got beyond theproofcopy, and was thus not actually published.FromWikipediaThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Anotherproofcopy, inlaid to quarto, and illustrated by the insertion of one hundred and twenty-six plates and an autograph letter of the author.FromProject GutenbergI had aproofcopy; it had not then been published.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0There was only a somewhat ill-printed, almost illegibleproofcopywhich could be obtained with difficulty.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0I saw the uncorrectedproofcopy.From theHansard archiveExample from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0Proofcopyof the first edition, most of which was printed in quarto.FromProject GutenbergShould one of these little proof copies ever come into the sale-room, some lively bidding may be looked for.FromProject GutenbergA limited edition of 250 only, proof copies signed and numbered.FromProject GutenbergThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/proof-copy##
