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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The big picture: Fantasy, especially when imbued with elements of romance or retelling a famous myth, is currently one of the best-selling genres in the publishing industry. —

Marina E. Franco (noticias Telemundo For Axios), Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 In 1981, Lyle formed his own publishing company GOODSINGLE, LTD, to write for other artists. —

Paul Grein, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2024 The magazine reported that all 1501 Certified Entertainment did for Megan was pay her $10,000 advance, a relatively low figure in the rap industry, and took massive shares of her streaming, publishing, merchandising and live performance earnings. —

Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2024 Within music publishing, digital revenue grew 0.3% year-over-year, or 0.7% in constant currency. —

Jem Aswad, Variety, 31 Oct. 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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