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

The publishing vet has worked on staff at Domino, Martha Stewart Living, and Every Day with Rachael Ray magazines, and was Senior Digital Editor at Food Network. —Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025

Editor’s note: Due to a publishing error, these letters to the editor did not run in Sunday’s Naperville Sun. —Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025

At the time of publishing, the resort had been open for less than three weeks and was not yet part of a credit card rewards program, like American Express Fine Hotels and Resorts. —Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 18 Mar. 2025

Don’t forgive, don’t forget After being let go by Google, Typhoon Games would reform as Raccoon Logic (thanks in large part to investment from Chinese publishing giant Tencent) and reacquire the rights to the Savage Planet franchise. —Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 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