printing

noun

print·​ing ˈprin-tiŋ 

1

: the act or product of one that prints

2

: reproduction in printed form

3

: the art, practice, or business of a printer

4

: impression sense 7a

5

printings plural : paper to be printed on

Examples of printing in a Sentence

The book is already in its second printing, and a third printing is scheduled for later this year.

The book has had two printings of 100,000 copies each.

Her printing is very neat.

Recent Examples on the Web

One ticket grants you access to five incredible sights in this historic palace built for the Farnese dukes: the National Gallery, the Farnese Theater, the Archeological Museum, the Palatine Library, and the Bodoni Museum, which is Italy’s first printing museum. —Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024

Russian missiles can and do hit anything, from Karazin State University to the Skovoroda Pedagogical University to the Palace of Sports, a printing house, the broadcast tower, a 12-story residential building, a shopping center full of people. —Katya Soldak, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024

The vehicle branding and signage printing shop based in Stafford used the corporate card as part of a testing phase with domestic U.K. customers. —Ryan Browne, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024

The signs are produced by commercial printing methods on the same plastic the real campaign signs use. —Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing printing

• 3D printing
• printing office
• printing press
• relief printing

Kids Definition

printing

noun

print·​ing ˈprint-iŋ 

1

: the process of putting something in printed form

2

: the art or business of a printer