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

American Baptist College named area religious publishing executive Rev. Derrick Jackson as its 11th president, transitioning Jackson into a permanent role after the historic Nashville institution appointed him interim head in July. —Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025

This means prioritizing open-source AI frameworks, publishing model training data and performance audits, and building protocols where contributors (from data providers to model trainers) can share in the upside. —Matvii Diadkov, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

And, here are some of this week's publishing highlights. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 22 Aug. 2025

In addition to the digital series, Scholastic has retained global publishing rights across all formats and has announced plans for a first release in Fall 2026. —Denise Petski, Deadline, 20 Aug. 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