publishing

noun

pub·lish·ing ˈpə-bli-shiŋ

: the business or profession of the commercial production and issuance of literature, information, musical scores or sometimes recordings, or art

newspaper publishing

software publishing

Examples of publishing in a Sentence

He was hoping to get a job in publishing after college. Her sister works for a well-known publishing company.

Recent Examples on the Web

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At the time of publishing, only size XS was available at mitchellandness.com, and all sizes were sold out at nflshop.com. —

Kristopher Fraser, WWD, 6 Dec. 2024 The book did not go through a traditional publishing house but is officially listed as a product of Taylor Swift Publications. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024 The New York City Police Department had not announced a motive at time of publishing. —

Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024 But as the book that was heralded as Swift’s rejection of traditional publishing houses by selling directly through Target, fans say the errors raise major concerns over whether the book really was a burden of love or a cash grab. —

Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for publishing

Word History

Etymology

Middle English publisching "act of announcing, public declaration, issuing of copies of a book," from gerund of publisshen "to make known, publish"

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of publishing was in the 15th century

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