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

Path to Open Books on JSTOR Women, Art, Freedom: Artists and Street Politics in Iran is part of JSTOR’s Path to Open initiative, which helps nonprofit university presses meet the challenges of open access publishing. —Rebecca Ruth Gould, JSTOR Daily, 9 Apr. 2025

Watch this grandma's wholesome reaction to her grandson's publishing deal. —Allison Moses, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025

And for a 38-year-old Style and Beauty Director in N.Y.C. who has been in publishing since the age of 22, that’s basically unheard of. —Brittany Talarico, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025

Santoro went on to exhibit internationally, giving lectures and publishing articles. —Paola Ugolini, Artforum, 1 Apr. 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