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

Meanwhile, the rise of rapid release publishing encourages some authors to embrace faster, more intuitive writing methods. —Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025

Newsweek contacted the White House, VA and DOD by email to comment, but had not receive a response at the time of publishing. —Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025

At the time of publishing, the price started at $2,300. —Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025

Protector, as of the time of publishing, is the 14th most popular app in Travel, sitting behind the app for Frontier Airlines but ahead of Spirit Airlines app. —Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 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