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

Those efforts have helped streamline BuzzFeed's publishing business to focus on digital assets (BuzzFeed, HuffPost and Tasty) that monetize mostly through advertising and affiliate marketing. —Sara Fischer, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025

The show begins with 16-year-old Carole Klein, soon to be known as Carole King, getting her first break by selling an original song at the Brill Building in Manhattan, the center of publishing and songwriting for the pop music industry at the time. —Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2025

But by the end of season four, Maddie had all but accepted an offer to work at a independent publishing house in New York City. —Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2025

And incentive structures in publishing can encourage the fakery. —The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 4 Feb. 2025

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

Phrases Containing publishing

• desktop publishing
• electronic publishing